Boating Safety And Accident News

Boating News:

 California group fights to preserve state boating department
Trade Only Today
"RBOC will continue to stress that Cal Boating provides accountability, transparency and leadership regarding the collection and use of boater-derived taxes and fees, and the best use of these funds for programs that benefit boating," the group said in ..

 Surf Jet Ski patrol tests uneasy waters
Half Moon Bay Review Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:50 AM PST
A high-tension truce over personal watercraft that some say pits the safety of surfers against the protection of marine life came to a head last week on the eve of the Mavericks surf contest opening 

 Coast Guard adjusts railroad bridge closures
Jacksonville Daily Record Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:31 AM PST
After receiving complaints from a recreational boater and the Jacksonville Waterways Commission, the U.S. Coast Guard adjusted the Downtown railroad bridge closure schedule. 

Man who killed swan sentenced to community service
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:05 PM PST
The man who killed a swan with his jet ski last summer will spend time helping animals as punishment for killing the bird.  

 Sold down the river?
The Independent
This has led to fresh tensions between the boating communities and British Waterways (BW), whisking-up a bubbling cauldron of animosity that frankly did not need much more than a stir. Angry boaters, who feel the Olympics are being used as another ...


Boating Safety News:


Boating fatalities statistics in 2011 show the importance of lifejackets
MMD Newswire (press release)
BOSTON (MMD Newswire) January 13, 2012 -- Recreational boating and paddling fatalities on waters of the northeastern US have remained nearly the same for the second year in a row. The 1st Coast Guard District recorded a preliminary total of 51 deaths ...

Boater Education:

 Boater's first aid and CPR course comes to Jacksonville Jan. 24
Florida Times-Union
By Dan Scanlan A CPR and First Aid for boaters will be held by the Jacksonville Sail and Power Squadron and American Heart Association from 8:30 am to 5 pm Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront at 225 East Coastline Drive. ..

 Coast Guard to offer boating courses
The Standard-Times Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:18 AM PST
FAIRHAVEN â Flotilla 65 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering courses in Boating and Sailing Safety and Seamanship. Registration is 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, and classes begin on Monday, Jan. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Flotilla's... 

 Safe boating class offered
Herald-Progress Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:12 AM PST
Boat Smart from the Start! Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 87 (Lake Anna) is offering the free Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) class that will teach you how to be responsible and safe on the water. 

 National Safe Boating Council Offers Training Opportunities, Financial Support for Close-Quarters Course
Marketwire Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:07 AM PST
Boating Safety Professionals Encouraged to Advance Career Training 

Chattanooga Sail & Power Offers Seminar At Annual Boat Show
The Chattanoogan Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:32 AM PST
Chattanooga Sail and Power Squadron will offer Partner in Command, a free seminar, at the Chattanooga Convention Center Annual Boat Show, on Feb. 2. Registration is at 6:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. seminar. There is a fee for optional materials. 


Rockford Sail and Power Squadron offers boat training course
Rockford Register Star
The course, Training for Serious Boaters, will be from 7 pm to 9:15 pm at Rock Valley College's Physical Education Center, Room 0106, Rockford. The course is open to any boater ages 12 and older. Participants will learn boating terminology,

 Boat-ed.com Meets New NASBLA Standards for Online Courses
Best of Boating
Boat-ed.com courses, which are approved by NASBLA and the state boating safety agencies responsible for boater education, were reconfigured to meet additional requirements. As a result, boat-ed.com students in every state must: “We fully support and 

 Boating Course in Roslyn Heights March 14
The Roslyn News Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:10 PM PST
A District 3 safe boating course, sponsored by the United States Power Squadrons, will be held on Wednesday, March 14 at 7: 30 p.m. at The Roslyn Public Schools Annex, 440 Round Hill Rd. For further information contact Thomas Peltier at 987-9715. 

 Boating, jet ski safety course March 10
Times Herald-Record
FISHKILL — The Storm King Power Squadron will offer a boating and jet ski safety course March 10 at the 84 Diner in Fishkill. The cost of the one-day eight-hour course is $70, which includes instruction by certified instructors, a full-color manual, ..

Fatalities:

Jail, probation ordered in 2005 boating death
Fond du Lac Reporter Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:33 AM PST
OSHKOSH A Fremont man will not spend time in prison for a 2005 drunken boating crash that killed his friend but was given a stern warning by a judge not to violate the terms of his probation. 

 One dead after fishing boat off LBI capsizes
Asbury Park Press
Fisherman Killed After Boat Capsizes (1/11/12): James Mears, captain of the fishing boat Mandy Neese, was killed late Tuesday night after the boat capsized 10 miles off Barnegat Light. VIDEO COURTESY OF NEWS12 BARNEGAT LIGHT — A commercial fishing .

Boating Accidents:

Crew of stricken yacht rescued | Coffs Coast News | Local News in Coffs Coast
Coff's Coast Advocate
Coffs Harbour Water police are searching for a stricken yacht off South-West Rocks this morning. UPDATE 12pm: THREE people onboard a stricken yacht, which got into trouble in big seas off South West Rocks this morning have been rescued. 

 Boater rescued from sinking vessel
7 News Miami Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:45 AM PST
OFF MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- Good Samaritans rescued a man from sinking boat off Government Cut Thursday. According to the Coast Guard, a Good Samaritan who happened to be on a Tow Boat Fast Response boat saw the boater in the vessel as his boat began taking on water, late Thursday morning

 “Suspicious” fire destroys 15 boats, damages more at Top 100 marina
Boating Industry
Spring Brook Marina, founded in 1961, is one of Boating Industry's Top 100 dealers, ranking 35th in 2011. The marina has approximately 16 employees running its service department, parts department, restaurant, and outside, inside and heated storage.

 Coast Guard searches for missing boater
Live 5 News Charleston Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:06 PM PST
Search and rescue crews are canvassing the St. Helena Sound for a missing boater early Friday morning. 

 3 hurt when boats collide in Yaquina Bay
KATU Portland Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:05 AM PST
Two small pleasure boats collided off the Oregon coast, injuring three of the six people aboard and leaving the vessels entangled, the U.S. Coast Guard said. 

 Houseboat Tips Over On Bronx Creek
FOX 5 New York Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:28 AM PST
A two-story houseboat that was docked on a creek in the Bronx has capsized and crushed a smaller boat.