Boating Safety And Accident News

Boating News:

Letter: City's mooring field is safe option for boaters
St. Augustine Record
Recently I have read published letters from visiting boaters who were extremely critical of our recent (and long overdue) mooring system at the Bridge of Lions anchorage area. Perhaps residents recall several incidents over the past years when boats .

 Coast Guard seeking public comment
The Jacksonville Daily News Thu, 29 Dec 2011 04:53 AM PST
The Coast Guard is seeking public comments for a study on the shipping routes and waterway uses along the Atlantic Coast. Comments are requested from mariners, maritime industries, commercial fishermen, recreational boaters and other port and...

Boating Safety News:

Don't take cold weather risks lightly
Delmarva Now
Regardless of the time of the year or the nature of the trip, before leaving the dock every boater should run a "what-if" safety check through their mind to On a nice day a winter cruise can be a wonderful experience. But what if problems arise that ... 

 More boating hubbub: Naples suspends this weekend's speed enforcement
Naples Daily News
By ERIC STAATS Naples police are suspending boating slow-speed zones on Naples Bay all weekend, not just on the Monday holiday, as fallout widens from enforceability questions. Police had said this week they planned only to suspend weekend and holiday ...

 Alameda Coast Guard Auxiliary's new chiefs taking office
Contra Costa Times
"You get to talk with people about safe boating and hear the experiences they've had," he said. "Most of them have been on the water for a number of years, and we talk about the interesting places they've been and what they've seen. ...

 How safe is your boat ride?
IBNLive.com
VELLORE: The Pulicat lake tragedy that claimed 22 lives on December 25 has brought the focus on the safety at boating spots in various locations. Boat rides at places in Vellore and Tiruvannamalai districts do not seem to offer a safe experience to the .

Check boat use rules for Green Hill Lake
Ararat Advertiser
In 2010 the Green Hill Lake Development Board resolved at its October meeting, that 'the odds and evens system for boating and water skiing be abandoned and that the boating and skiing users be able to use the lake as per current marine regulations'.

Local Coast Guard Auxiliary unit receives national award
Newport News-Times Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:10 PM PST
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliaryâs Recreational Boating Safety Visitation Program is a public outreach program in support of the Coast Guardâs recreational boating safety mission.  

Maryland records 25 boating fatalities, most since 1992
Baltimore Sun Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:02 AM PST
Victims ranged in age from 14 to 81 and all but one were male Despite safety campaigns and stepped-up enforcement, Maryland will have its most deadly year on the water since 1992.  

Fatalities:

  Woman trapped and drowned when holiday fishing boat capsized in wild storm in ...
Courier Mail
DROWNING TRAGEDY: Victim Doris Wibowo from Sydney who died when the charter boat she was on capsized in Turtle Bay, Hamilton Island during a storm on Tuesday. Source: Supplied IT was the moment a holiday in paradise turned to horror. .

 Man's Boating Death Accidental, Officials Say
WRTV Indianapolis Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:28 AM PST
Conservation officials say the death of a man whose body was found in Sullivan Lake earlier this month was accidental. 

 Lahaina diver is killed by boat
Maui News
LAHAINA - A 60-year-old Lahaina man died after suffering critical injuries when he was accidentally struck by a 19-foot recreational ski boat Thursday morning in waters about 200 yards off Hanakaoo Beach, officials said. Police identified the man as ...

 Two men found dead inside boat in Key Largo
MiamiHerald.com
Key Largo -- Two men from Fort Lauderdale were discovered dead Friday morning inside a boat at the Pilot House Marina in Key Largo. Bernard Boucher, 45, and Benoit Paquet, 58, both showed signs of carbon monoxide poisoning, including reddish pink skin, ...
 
Missing:

Teen dies, boater still missing
The Barrie Advance
ORILLIA - An Ontario Provincial Police helicopter returned to an area of Lake Couchiching, near Cumberland Beach, shortly after 10 am Wednesday morning to resume the search for a 23-year-old missing boater who fell into the water on Tuesday morning ...

 Search underway for missing BR couple
WBXH
LDWF Enforcement Division agents were notified by a passing boater Wednesday morning about a capsized boat that was found on the Bogue Chitto River in the Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). The boat belongs to William Holloway, 63,

Coast Guard suspends search for missing sailor
KPUA AM 670 Hilo Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:50 AM PST
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a recreational boater missing since December 17th. 66 year-old Ira Foreman departed Kauai Dec. 17 aboard the 36-foot sailboat Arcturus and was expected to arrive on Oahu Dec. 18. 


Baton Rouge couple reported missing while boating near the Louisiana ...
The Republic
Authorities are looking for a Baton Rouge couple reported missing while boating near the Louisiana-Mississippi state border. A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman tells The Advocate (http://bit.ly/tBDChQ ) officials are looking for ...

Search called off for missing boater
Global BC
The on-the water search for a missing Vancouver Island man has now been called off. Fifty-two-year-old Timothy Hollins was last seen Christmas Day rowing his dinghy from Brentwood Bay heading towards liveaboard boat moored in the mouth of Todd inlet. ..

Boating Accidents:

Boat catches fire in waters off Lover's Key
ABC 7 Gulfshore News Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:02 AM PST
A 30-foot boat caught fire in the water between Lover's Key and Fort Myers Beach in Lee County. The fire department and the Coast Guard are both on scene attempting to put out the flames. 

 Rescue effort saves boat
Soundings Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:10 PM PST
A commercial lobster boat was saved from sinking off Rockland, Maine, by the Coast Guard. Heavy overnight rains combined with bilge pumps not working properly nearly sent the 30-foot boat to the bottom. 

 Fisherman treated after Clear Lake boating accident
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
A northern Indiana fisherman was treated at an Angola hospital after a boating accident on Clear Lake, Indiana conservation officers said today. Anthony R. Forte, 38, of Bristol was fishing in an anchored canoe Thursday afternoon when he leaned forward ...

 Man, 84, loses everything in boat fire
Victoria Times Colonist Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:48 PM PST
An 84-year-old boater lost everything when his vessel went up in flames and sank in Oak Bay Thursday. 

St. Johns River Boater Rescue Underway near Oceanway
First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Officials have rescued two men who were stranded on a pleasure craft stuck off Cedar Bay Court. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue, a 17-foot boat got stranded on a sandbar in the St. Johns River near the 
Oceanway area


Two yacht incidents in Gourock
Greenock Telegraph Fri, 30 Dec 2011 03:14 AM PST
TWO small yachts ran aground off Gourock shorefront yesterday. The vessels were reported ashore around 10.45am as high winds and rain continued to affect Inverclyde. 

 2 men rescued after boat sank offshore
9NEWS.com
Two Florida men are back safely on land after their boat sank more than 170 miles offshore. The fishermen were stranded in the Gulf of Mexico overnight in a life raft for hours waiting for rescue. For boat captain Curly Egan, each day is a risk.