Boating Safety and Accident News

VINELAND: Flotilla 33 schedules boating safety class
Daily Journal Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:40 AM PDT U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 33 of Vineland will offer a two-day boating safety course from 6 to 10 p.m. July 20 and 22 at the North Vineland Fire Hall, 185 W. Forest Grove Road, Vineland.

Coast Guard to host open house at Lorain station
The Morning Journal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:33 PM PDT LORAIN â The U.S. Coast Guard will celebrate Boater Safety Month (July) with an open house Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lorain Coast Guard station, 110 Alabama Ave.

OPP collecting expired boating flares starting Aug. 1
The North Bay Nugget Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:15 AM PDT Recreational boaters can drop off unwanted expired recreational marine flares at any Ontario Provincial Police detachment for a week starting Aug. 1.[...]

When youre on a boat, know your surroundings
Huron Daily Tribune Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:31 AM PDT Each year, hundreds of lives are lost, thousands are injured and millions of dollars of property damage occurs because of preventable recreational boating accidents in lakes, rivers and streams in the United States.

Beacon Bits
Melrose Beacon Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:10 AM PDT Mr. and Mrs. Gib Hummel were fishing on Mille Lacs Lake Sunday about five miles from shore near Garrison. They witnessed a boating accident when a heavily loaded 15 foot boat with four people and two 67-pound motors swamped and tipped. The Hummels were instrumental in saving three of the men.

Why it pays to be prepared while boating
Wayne County Outlook - Monticello, KY, USA So I had to take a Boaters only need to carry a few required safety items on board. For device, commonly called a lifejacket, for every passenger on board. ...

Boating Safety - SailNet Community
By safeboater Make sure you are prepared for any situation before going on the water by making sure your boat has life jackets for everyone on board, a radio for.SailNet Community - http://www.sailnet.com/forums/

Boat Owners Look at E15 Gas
Coosa Valley News - USA Boat Owners Association of The United States and the National Marine Manufacturers Association are urging every boater in America to speak out on the issue. ...

Boater injured Saturday in Angostura collision
Rapid City Journal Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:59 PM PDT A Fourth of July collision between two recreational speed boats on Angostura Reservoir sent two people to the hospital Saturday afternoon and sank one boat.

Sailors rescued after yacht hits old war barriers
Portsmouth News - Portsmouth, England, UK By Rory O'Keeffe Two sailors were rescued after smashing their yacht into Second World War defences off Southsea. A man and a woman, both from Hayling ...

Boater, tuber assisted in water incidents
Enterprise-Record - Chico, CA, USA A passing boater later transported the victims to Buckhorn Beach. Tehama County authorities took the accident report. Shortly before 4:30 pm Saturday a man ...

Boaters hospitalized after collision with barge
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria, IL, USA Rescue personnel transport a boater at East Port Marina in East Peoria after he was injured when a sailboat collided with a barge on the Illinois River on ...

Boater Missing In Lake Erie
WWJ - Detroit, MI, USA Berlin Township (WWJ) -- The Monroe County Sheriff's Department, along with the US Coast Guard and other agencies, was looking for a missing boater Tuesday ...

Missing 911 tapes found in Lake County boating death
Santa Rosa Press Democrat - Santa Rosa, CA, USA “I don't think so,” said Victor Haltom, attorney for Carmichael resident Bismarck Dinius, who was piloting the sailboat. Dinius was charged with ...

Quick action leads to Ocean Commander rescue
CBC Newfoundland and Labrador Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:05 AM PDT Quick action and a nearby coast guard vessel led to the rescue of the seven-member crew of a fishing vessel that caught fire early Monday morning and sunk 283 kilometres northeast of St. John's.

Sailors rescued from stricken yacht
Paisley Daily Express Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:01 PM PDT Two Norwegians have been winched to safety by helicopter after their yacht began sinking in the North Sea. The pair put out an urgent "pan pan" call for help at around 10.05am on Tuesday when their vessel Serenity was taking on water and had torn sails.

Brunswick deputy charged with boating while impaired StarNewsOnline.com -
Wilmington, NC, USA Bolivia Brunswick County Sheriff's Office Deputy Charles Murray was charged with boating while impaired and reckless operation of a boat by NC Wildlife ...

3 men drown when their boat overturns on fishing pond in Macon County8
WHNT - Huntsville, AL, USA(AP) — Three men have died when their boat overturned on a fishing pond in Macon County. The Macon County Sheriff's Office identified the victims as ...