Boating Safety and Accident News

Free boater course offered for safety certification
The Batavian - Batavia, NY, USA Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,I,C -- Batavia), the Monroe County Sheriff's Parks and Marine Unit and the NY State Parks Police, will host a free boater safety ...

HCC offers boating safety courses
Asheville Citizen-Times Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:18 AM PDT CLYDE Haywood Community Colleges Natural Resources Division and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will offer boating safety courses from 6-9:30 p.m. June 22-23 and July 20-21 in rooms 309/310 on the HCC campus.

Cazenovia yacht club offers free boater's safety course
Cnylink Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:45 AM PDT There will be a boater's safety course offered from 5 to 9 p.m. June 29 and July 6 at Willow Bank Yacht Club on Forman Street in Cazenovia. Youth between the ages of 10 and 18

Boating courses
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark, NJ, USA The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 10-07 will conduct an "About Boating Safety" course on Sunday , July 19th , from 8:30AM-4:30PM at the ...

Additional Boating Safety Classes Scheduled for 2009 In Nebraska ...
By FishNLand Nebraska law requires any motorboat or personal watercraft operator under 18 years of age must complete a boating safety course and be in possession of a course certificate when operating the boat. A person must be at least 14 years of ...FishnLand.com - http://www.fishnland.com/

Missouri Water Patrol plans DUI checkpoints
Kansas City Star - MO, USA If the officer suspects the operator to be under the influence, the boater will be asked to submit to a field sobriety test.

Boating Accidents Up In 2008
WILX 10 Lansing Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:49 AM PDT Boating deaths tick up in Michigan, to 36 in 2008

Boaters can still get safety checks
Pacific Daily News Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:16 AM PDT If you failed to get an updated decal to operate your boat during the U.S Coast Guard Auxiliary's recent safety checks at the Agat Marina, Merizo Pier and Ylig Bay you still have a chance to ensure your vessel meets all boating requirements.

Travelers offering insurance for antique boats
Soundings Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:49 PM PDT Boat and yacht experts from Travelers Insurance have created products specifically for antique and classic runabout owners. "Insuring an antique and classic runabout is unlike covering any other type of boat or yacht," said Chantal Cyr, vice president of Travelers Boat and Yacht Division , in a statement.

Boating accident serves as warning on Lake Travis
KVUE - Austin, TX, USA By STEVE ALBERTS / KVUE News A boating accident on Lake Travis overnight Monday serves as a warning for boaters -- beware of hazards caused by extremely low ...

Body recovered from Darlington Lake; boater missing
The State - Columbia, SC, USA The body was found at 8:55 am It is not clear if the victim was a boater, swimmer, or in the lake for some other reason, he said. ...

Missing Boater Reported at American Falls Reservoir LocalNews8.com -
Idaho Falls, ID, USA By LocalNews8.com Knipp, who works for Union Pacific Railroad in Pocatello, contacted his wife Saturday saying he was going fishing. ...

Search resumes for missing Columbia River boater
OregonLive.com - Portland, OR, USA A passing boater pulled Moore from the water, but did not find Dewey. The US Coast Guard, Clatsop County Sheriff's deputies and private vessels joined the ...

Woman charged after man dies in boating accident
The North Bay Nugget Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:40 AM PDT ALGOMA MILLS A Blind River man is dead following a boating accident involving alcohol in the Algoma Mills area. On Monday, June 15, officers of the East Algoma OPP Blind River detachment were called a camp on Lake Lauzon in Algoma Mills about a boating accident.[...]

Two people rescued in boating accident
Austin American-Statesman - Austin, TX, USA By Isadora Vail and David C. Doolittle Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 06:13 AM Several witnesses called just before midnight to report a 22-foot boat that ...

Marshall man hurt in boating accident Sunday
The Marshall Democrat-News - Marshall, MO, USA By ERIC CRUMP/Editor A Marshall man suffered minor injuries Sunday, June 14, in a boating accident while fishing on the Lake of the Ozarks, according to a ...