Boating Safety and Accident News

Boater safety course offered
Door County Advocate Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:20 AM PDT The Door County Sail and Power Squadron is offering a boater safety course beginning the July 8 at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, 229 N. 14th Ave., Sturgeon Bay.

Coast Guard cracks down on drunk boaters
WTOL - Toledo,OH,USABy Dick Berry - email EAST TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) - Boaters may want to think twice this weekend before reaching for that next cold beer. ...

Conn. governor signs drunken boating law
Hartford Courant - United States She proposed the legislation after a runaway powerboat slammed into a sailboat on the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook in 2007, killing a South Windsor ...

How to Observe Basic Boating Safety Rules eHowcom
How to Observe Basic Boating Safety Rules. Owning and operating a boat can be really fun but first you must be prepared to act in a responsible manner while ...

Boater taken to hospital after injuring head
Cape Cod Times Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:13 PM PDT HARWICH PORT A boater suffered a head injury after losing his footing while sailing in Saquatucket Harbor yesterday, a fire department official said.

2 people rescued from Merrimack River after boat capsizes
Boston Globe Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:04 AM PDT By Benjamin Paulin, Globe Correspondent Two people were pulled from the mouth of the Merrimack River last night after their boat took on water and capsized. The Coast Guard received a distress call at 8:42 p.m. after a Good Samaritan...

Boat capsizes on Little Calumet River, two sent into water
Chicago Sun-Times Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:45 AM PDT A boat capsized on the Little Calumet River on the Southeast Side Sunday morning, prompting rescue crews to the scene, in an attempt to rescue two male boaters. Fire and water unit crews are headed to East 127th Street and South Michigan Avenue for two people that were sent into the Little Calumet River after a boat capsized, according to a search and rescue controller with Coast Guard Lake ...

U.S. Coast Guard: 2 Boats Capsize, At Least 1 Dead
CBS 2 Chicago Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:39 AM PDT One person was reportedly killed after a boat capsized in Lake Michigan Sunday morning, making it the second boating accident in the Chicago area in the morning hours.

Palm Beach Woman Killed In Boating Mishap
CBS4 Miami Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:57 AM PDT A day on the water turned deadly Saturday for a Palm Beach Gardens couple. Mike Aubrey was piloting his 24-foot boat near the Jupiter Inlet in the afternoon when he said he heard a thud and then noticed that his wife Melissa had fallen overboard.

Police: Drunken boaters arrested on Hudson near Tappan Zee Bridge
The Journal News Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:18 AM PDT TARRYTOWN - Two boaters who police said had beer cans rolling in their vessels on the Hudson River were charged tonight with boating while intoxicated.

Teacher drowns, 2 others OK after rafting accident
WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:48 PM PDT DeKalb first-grade teacher, mother of two, dies after raft sucked into "boil" at dam base.

Coast Guard Rescues 3 Off Coast Of St. Marys News4Jax.com -
Jacksonville, FL, USA Three boaters were rescued Sunday morning off the coast of St. Marys, Ga., after their fishing boat capsized. The boat overturned about 20 miles east of the ...

Boat Fire Diverts Wardens From OUI Patrol WMTW.com -
Portland, ME, USA They responded to an explosion on a boat carrying four people. No one was hurt. The boat caught fire shortly after fueling up at a marina. ...

Electrical problem likely sparks Maine boat fire SeacoastOnline.com
HARRISON, Maine - Fire officials say an electrical problem likely sparked a fire and explosion on a boat on Maine's Long Lake this weekend. None of the four people aboard the boat were hurt in Saturday's incident. ...

7 people rescued after boat flips on Lake Mendota
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison, WI, USA Seven people were rescued from Lake Mendota after their boat began sinking and eventually flipped Sunday evening, according to the Dane County Sheriff's ...

Nebraska man missing after boating accident DesMoinesRegister.com -
Des Moines, IA, USA A Nebraska man is missing and another man was injured after they were thrown from a boat on the Missouri River Saturday evening, according to the Iowa ...

2 dead after boating accident on Neb. lake
KTIV - Sioux City, IA, USA (AP) - Authorities say two people are dead after a boating accident on a southeastern Nebraska lake. The Lancaster County Sheriff's Department says the ...