Abby Sunderland, a 16-year old teenager from California, was rescued on June 19, 2010 from her broken boat drifting in the middle of the Indian Ocean. Despite her familiarity with the water and sailing, high winds and rough water damaged the mast of her vessel leaving her boat adrift in the ocean. Her radio transmitter was also damaged, making it difficult for her request help.
Two children sustained injuries in Destin, Florida, when a parasail line broke and the children in the parasail fell away to the water below. At the time when this boating accident occurred, the parasail boat was being pulled in due to unfriendly weather conditions.
A 33 year-old man, Matthew Bankes was injured in a boat accident on June 5, 2010 at 5:15 p.m along the Mississippi river south of Brownsville, Minnesota. According to the press release made by the Houston County Sherriff’s Officel, Bankes fell out of the boat that he was riding and was then struck by it.
A man, between 60 to 65 years old, was killed in Millerton Lake on May 26, 2010 when his boat crashed into a rocky shoreline on the Madera side of the lake. This boating accident occurred at Gold Bay at around 1:45 p.m. A resident of the Hidden Lake Estates called 911 and reported an unconscious man bleeding profusely by his wrecked boat.
Alcohol is one of the factors which can lead to accidents—not just on the road but also while boating and enjoying the water. A 28-year old woman was seriously injured in a jet ski accident that took place on April 3, 2010 at Destin, Florida, which involved the use of alcohol.
Two men lost their lives in a boat accident that took place on April 10, 2010 on the Allegheny River near Harmar, Pennsylvania.
Three different boat accidents were reported near Baltimore, Maryland on April 5, 2010. On the whole 3 adults and 6 children were rescued from different areas while they were out boating. As the weather is clearing up, more and more people are venturing out into the waters.
A 54-year old jet skier was injured in an Orange County boating accident that took place on April 3, 2010 around 5 p.m. near South Shore Drive in Orlando, Florida.
A Tampa Bay area fishing guide was severely injured in a Polk County, Florida boating accident that took place on March 27, 2010, during the West Coast Pro Redfish Series tournament in Sarasota.
With over five fatal boating accidents reported in March 2010 in the state of New Jersey, New Jersey State Police has come up with safety tips for boaters and are offering classes to boaters. The boat accidents have majorly occurred because of low water temperatures leading to hypothermia and drowning.