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 boating safety course is being offered by The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-02. The two session course called ‘About Boating Safely’ is to be held at the VIMS (Virginia Marine Sciences) Building in Wachapreague and will begin on April 17, 2010.
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.
Taking a boating safety course is not only required by California law, but is important to keep you and your family safe.
An 8-year-old boy was killed and 6 other people injured in a San Diego boat accident in the San Diego Bay when a US Coast Guard patrol boat crashed against a recreational boat just before 6 p.m. All the victims were taken to UCSD Medical Center.
49 year-old Matthew Runte of Walnut Creek died on November 27, 2009, when his sailboat capsized off the coast of Half Moon Bay. His sailboat capsized in rough waters just south of Pillar Point.
After the sailboat capsized, Coast Guard officials reported that a flare was spotted at sea. Personnel from Pillar Point Harbor patrol, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, and the Half Moon Bay Fire Department assisted in the recovery.