Boating Safety and Accident News

Boating News:

 RI group hands out Boater of the Year award
Trade Only Today
Paul Harden, executive director of America's Cup Rhode Island 2012 and a staff member of the Rhode Island Economic Development Corp., was named Rhode Island Boater of the Year by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association at the recent Providence Boat ...

 Future battles with aquatic invader in the Delta uncertain
San Jose Mercury News
The fluridone treatment, which is funded by boater registration and gas taxes, cost $2000 per acre, she said. "We have to make sure we look at the Delta as a whole," Sandoval said. The state is responsible for treating invasive Delta weeds, ...

Why education alone will not protect Clear Lake
Lake County Record-Bee
One of the questions recently debated is whether boater education can adequately protect the lake. I've mentioned before about the weak federal and state programs to prevent mussel movement and if you heard the California Fish and Game presentation at ...

Boating Safety News:

LYMEREGIS: New lifeboat to arrive in March
View Online
The boat, which will be officially named later this year, is currently known by her number B857. The new vessel will replace the “Pearl of Dorset”, an Atlantic 75, which has been serving Lyme Regis since 1967. Manager of Atlantic boat building,

 Stay safe on the water this summer
Scoop.co.nz Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:57 PM PST
With the summer sunshine finally arriving and the busy boating season upon us, Northlandâs Deputy Harbourmaster is reminding people of local rules for keeping our waters safe. 

Coast Guard reports 51 Northeast boating deaths in 2011
Soundings Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:17 PM PST
Recreational boating and paddling fatalities on waters in the northeastern United States remained nearly the same for the second year in a row. 


Boating measures submitted
Smith Mountain Eagle
The Virginia General Assembly convened last week and several bills dealing with boating are in the hopper. Most of the legislation deals with laws and regulations used by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries in recreational boating law ..

 Boating safety group has new commander
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
By LISA MOORE Susan Lomastro has spent the past four years helping promote boating safety, never realizing she would one day lead the local effort. When she started as a member of the Sarasota Power and Sail Squadron, she began helping in the ...

 New Boating Requirements for 2012
Sand Hills Express
According to the Nebraska Game & Parks, boaters should be aware of a new legal requirement that was effective January 1st. Any person born after December 31, 1985, who operates a motorboat or personal watercraft in Nebraska must have successfully ...

DMV Must Pay $5.6M for BUI License Suspensions
The Log Newspaper
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) agreed to settle and pay $5.6 million in a class-action lawsuit resulting from its former practice of suspending vehicle driver's licenses of vessel operators who were convicted of boating


State Parks Boating Program looking for volunteers to help at the Seattle Boat Show Booth
Seattle Times Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:31 AM PST
The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Boating Programs is recruiting experienced and outgoing volunteers to help staff a the Seattle Boat Show Booth, which features thousands of watercraft, seminars and the latest boating accessories. 

 Boating deaths avoidable says Coastguard
Voxy
The recent boating accident which claimed two lives in the Foveaux Strait is a stark reminder that boaties must prepare and communicate before heading out on the water, says Coastguard. After a large wave caused their vessel to capsize, the fishermen ...

 CG: Safe Boating Takes More Than Luck
Military.com
To learn more about taking the proper safety precautions prior to setting sail, whether you are an experienced fisherman or recreational boater, visit the Coast Guard's boating safety resource center.

Alameda police get state grant to refurbish patrol boat
Alameda Times-Star
The $13000 from the state Department of Boating and Motorways will be used to preserve and outfit the vessel, which officers have used in the past to help search for missing people and to detain boaters suspected of intoxication. ..

  Bring your wet suit and your permit
North Platte Telegraph
1 that could throw a monkey wrench in summer fun for young people who haven't completed a boating safety course. According to Scott Eveland, boating safety officer for the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, people born after Dec. ...

Boater Education:

Boating safety course offered
The Township Journal Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:53 PM PST
Lake Hopatcong The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering a boating safety course on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Hopatcong Senior Center, 32 Lakeside Blvd. in Hopatcong. The course starts at 8:30 a.m. and runs to 4:30 p.m. The cost is $65 and includes lunch. Pre-registration is required. Call 973-398-7869 to register and for further information. 

 Boating Safety Course
WBUP - WBKP Marquette Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:09 PM PST
It may not look like it outside right now; but its time to start preparing for the Summer boating season. And the united states coast guard auxiliary wants to help you freshen up your skills.

Fatalities:

Boater's body found Monday near Annapolis
The Star Democrat
ANNAPOLIS The body of a Somerset County man who disappeared after a boating accident Dec. 17 was recovered near Annapolis on Monday morning, Maryland Natural Resources Police said. Sgt. Art Windemuth, a Natural Resources Police spokesman, ...

 Drowning reported near Vinoy Hotel
ABC Action News Tampa Bay Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:39 AM PST
A 49-year-old man was hanging out with friends aboard a yacht docked at the Renaissance Vinoy Hotel, when he stepped off the vessel and fell in the water. 

 Search for man missing from yacht
BBC News
The search for a man feared missing overboard from a yacht near Arran has been called off for the night. Clyde Coastguard said the fishing vessel Scotia Star found the yacht in Kilbrannan Sound on Wednesday afternoon. The vessel was towed to harbour 

Coast Guard probes deadly NJ fishing boat accident
Greenwich Time Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:38 AM PST
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) â The Coast Guard plans a dockyard inspection in Houston Thursday of another vessel as part of its investigation into a deadly fishing boat accident off the New Jersey shore.


Boating tragedy pair avoid jail
ABC via Yahoo!7 News Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:46 PM PST
Two men whose friend drowned after they stole a boat while skylarking on New Year's Eve have avoided jail.

Boating Accidents:

Army Corps Dredge Rescues Boater
Military.com
Crew members of the Dredge McFarland rescued a boater who had reportedly been floating in 48 degree water for nearly three hours and was only minutes away from being carried out of the harbor and into the open ocean when the McFarland crew spotted him ..

 Six rescued after boats collide
Newport News-Times Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:19 AM PST
Coast Guard personnel launched a rescue boat and retrieved six individuals from two boats on Yaquina Bay shortly after 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12. 

 Stranded South Bay Boater Airlifted To Safety
CBS San Francisco Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:51 AM PST
A boater who went out duck hunting Tuesday and got stuck overnight several miles from San Joseâs Alviso Marina was found cold but in good condition Wednesday morning. 

 Tourist yacht hits reef
Whitsunday Times
Owner Mark Cranson said the 30m yacht would be on its way to Mackay in the next few days to repair the damage. "It's just a matter of getting it out of the water [to repair the damage]," he said. Mr Cranson said he was happy that damage to the boat was ..

 Two seriously injured in Swan River jet ski crash
Perth Now Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:48 AM PST
TWO people have sustained serious injuries after a jet ski crash at Belmont ski park this afternoon. 

'Blood in the water' as tinnie runs down man
The Courier Mail Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:31 PM PST
A WITNESS has described seeing "blood in the water" after a freak boating accident on the Gold Coast in which a man may have lost an eye.