Boating safety
Resources Available for Safe Boating Week
The Safe Boating Campaign and marine associations have issued videos and other materials to promote this week’s observance.
C.G. and ABYC Set Roundtable Date
The second session in the free, online Risk Mitigation Series will focus on fire suppression systems and standards.
A Safer Boating Season
The Water Sports Foundation strives to increase awareness of safe boating practices during National Safe Boating Week, which runs through May 28.
WSF Launches National Boating Safety Media Center
The boating-safety website for media was made possible by a U.S. Coast Guard Boating Safety Outreach Grant.
Fell Marine Wins Safety Award
The company was recognized in the Top Gear and Equipment Manufacturer category of the National Boating Industry Safety Awards.
Missouri man sentenced to 24 years for crash that killed a man
He admitted to operating his boat under the influence of alcohol.
Search continues for members of high school fishing team
The three went missing last Saturday during a tournament on the Tennessee River’s Pickwick Lake.
Sea Tow Foundation lends life jackets at Miami show
It also educated attendees on the importance of wearing PFDs and launched a selfie contest.
2019 Operation Dry Water results released
More than 9,500 citations for operating a boat under the influence were written on a single July weekend.
Sustainability and safety at center of European Boating Industry meeting
Its discussions with the European Maritime Safety Agency included recreational boating for the first time.
Coast Guard searching for solo boater off Outer Banks
72-year-old was headed from New York to Florida.
Mississippi man sentenced to 12 years in fatal crash
Eugene Butler Jr., who was boating under the influence, was found guilty of culpable negligence in a 2016 wreck that killed a 19-year-old woman.
CDC to study effects of toxic Florida algal blooms on humans
Lake Okeechobee anglers, boaters, guides and others with high exposure to the blooms would be tested.
S.C. family sued in federal court over boat crash that killed 19-year-old woman
An insurance company is asking for relief from financial responsibility for wrongful death claims.
Investigators looking at electrical system in California dive-boat fire
Did too many cell phones cause the Conception tragedy?
One dead, many injured in California boat crash
A hit and run also took place early Sunday morning in Missouri.
VIDEO Pontoon-boat driver could be charged after boat went over a dam
The owner is suspected of operating under the influence.
Boat crash involving Shark Tank star remains under investigation
Police won’t confirm that Kevin O’Leary was a passenger on one of the boats.
Dockmate joins National Safe Boating Council’s Admiral Club
U.S.-based seller of wireless remote controls is supporting at the council’s highest level.
Donation page set up for missing firefighters
The two headed out from a Port Canaveral boat ramp on Friday but never returned.
Four paddleboarding deaths in 30 days in Washington
There have only been two others in the last 29 years in the state.
One dead, one injured in weekend incidents on Lake of the Ozarks
The accidents happened within hours of each other on Saturday afternoon.
New York governor signs boating safety course law
“Brianna’s Law” is named is named for an 11-year-old girl killed in 2005.