Category : Boating Accidents
Riverside County Deputies Call for Mandatory Boating Licenses to Prevent Accidents
Riverside County Sheriff deputies are calling for mandatory licenses for boaters just like licenses for motorists. This, they believe, would prevent most boating accidents in California. Last year, there were 21 boating accidents in Riverside County. These boating accidents killed 4 people and 13 people were injured. In San Bernardino County, there were 47 accidents in all, none of which resulted in fatalities. 49 people were injured.
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Increase in Boating Accident Fatalities in 2008
The Coast Guard says that there has been an increase in the number of boating accidents in 2008.
According to the agency, there were 709 deaths recorded in 2008. In 2007, in contrast, there were 685 deaths, which was less from 710 the previous year. According to the Coast Guard, that is an increase of about 3.5 percent in recreation boating accident fatalities from the previous year. A further 3,331 people were injured in boating accidents in 2008, and $54 million worth of property was damaged. In 2007, the number of people who were injured was 3,673 and the property damage was worth $53 million.
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Huntington Beach Community Gathers to Honor Lifeguard Killed in Boat Accident
Close to 400 people gathered at the Huntington City Beach on Saturday to honor a junior lifeguard who was killed last week in a boat accident during a routine training exercise in the ocean.
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Huntington Beach Junior Lifeguard Killed in Fatal Boat Accident
An 11-year-old junior lifeguard has been killed in a boat accident during what was supposed to be a routine daily exercise in the ocean. The Orange County Register is reporting that 11-year-old Alyssa Squirrell of Laguna Hills sustained fatal injuries when a boat struck her on Tuesday.
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Man Sentenced to Two Years for Shaver Lake Boat Hit and Run Accident
A Lake Ellsinore man has been sentenced to two years for a boat accident involving an 11-year-old boy with brain injuries.
Roger Guzman was at the helm of the speedboat when it struck an 11-year-old driven by his father. Dallen suffered head injuries when the boat’s propeller struck his head after the accident. Guzman’s boat also had a passenger 35-year-old Thomas Christopher Kirby. Guzman failed to stop the boat and sped right on. Both Guzman and Kirby were arrested a few days later.
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California Leads in Boating Accidents Nationwide
Being on the water is part of the California experience. With the golden state’s miles of beautiful coastline, California has some of the most perfect conditions for sailing, luring thousands of sea worshippers out on the blue every year. Unfortunately, more of those sea enthusiasts are dying in the water then in years past, according to the California Department of Boating and Waterways.
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California Teens Killed in Colorado River Boat Accident
A summer vacation on the Colorado River tuned into a tragic boat accident for two families from Murrieta. On the 5th of July, 19-year-old Desiree Hobill and her friend 16-year-old Tiffany Breslin were killed when the watercraft that they were driving on the river was struck by a boat.
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Court Rules New York Can be Held Liable in Ferry Crash
New York City is bracing itself for tens of millions of dollars worth of lawsuits, as a court holds that the city was negligent in the case of the ferry crash that killed 11 people in 2003.
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Crew Error May Have Caused Cruise Ship Mishap
When the Crown Princess, a luxury cruise operated by Miami based Carnival Corp. began to list just a few hours after it left Port Canaveral on July 18, 2006 passengers might have been forgiven for believing they were living out the Titanic nightmare. The 113,000-ton ship reportedly tilted 16 to 18 feet for no apparent reason, causing severe injuries as objects began tumbling off shelves and people began to be thrown about. In the terrifying bedlam that followed, at least two passengers on board suffered critical injuries. When the tilt was finally corrected and the liner reached dry land, more than 90 passengers had to be taken to hospital.
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