After three people were killed in a boat accident in California, investigators are trying to re-create the tragedy, and divers are searching for a recording device that had been mounted on the watercraft ridden by the victims.  The accident occurred in the Puddingstone Reservoir in Eastern Los Angeles County. The three women were on board on a ...

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The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday continued to search for six missing fishermen after receiving a mayday call Sunday from the captain of a sinking ship. The call to the U.S. Coast Guard’s Houston-Galveston operations center cam about 1:15 p.m. and said the boat was taking on water. The captain was unable to report the vessel’s exact location, but ...

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A popular nightclub in Maryland faces $1 million in liability under the state’s dram shop laws.  The lawsuit has been filed by a boating accident victim, who wants to hold the nightclub responsible for the accident caused by an intoxicated vessel skipper. The lawsuit claims $1 million each in damages from the nightclub as well as the operator of...

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An elderly woman died and seven other people were rescued after their boat capsized in the Florida Keys last weekend. The 8 people were on a 22-foot pleasure craft and were out on a fishing trip, when a large wave swamped their boat.  Three of the men, who could not swim and were not wearing personal flotation devices, held on to the side of th...

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The California sailboat racing community has been shocked by two fatal accidents just weeks apart. While the first accident occurred when a rogue wave swept several crewmembers off a boat killing five people, the second occurred just off the Mexican coast a few days later. Investigators with the US Coast Guard believe that the second boat, whic...

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After a law passed last September, Texas boaters born on or after Sept. 1, 1993 were required to have boater safety education when operating personal watercraft, vessels with 15 or more horsepower or wind-powered vessels longer than 14 feet. Until recently, the boater had to pay out of pocket for such a course, which started at about $20. Howeve...

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In Texas, boating accident fatality numbers per 100,000 registered boaters are more than twice the national average.  It is these statistics that have resulted in the drafting of legislation that would require mandatory boater education. A new piece of legislation that has been proposed by Representative Dan Parker, Republican-Flower Mound, wou...

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An independent review panel looking at the deaths of four sailors during the April 28 Newport to Ensenada Race said the 37-foot sailboat Aegean ran aground on North Coronado Island. Initial reports suggested the sailboat has collided with a larger ship in the middle of the night. The U.S. Sailing Independent Review based its findings on informa...

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Prosecutors in Utah are likely to file charges against three men in the death of a scientist who was killed in a boating accident in August. The men are likely to be charged with several misdemeanor counts, including those related to obstruction of justice and failure to render aid. The accident occurred on August 21, when University of Utah Sc...

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A man who was at the controls of a powerboat that crashed into a sailboat off Hull, Massachusetts, has been arrested and charged with operating a boat while drunk. The accident which occurred over the weekend resulted in the death of a female passenger in the powerboat.  She was thrown out of the boat on impact.  Police at the scene found signs...

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