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The leading cause of PWC accidents among riders in 2007 was reckless or careless driving. [16] According to the National Transportation Safety Board in the U.S., this accounted for 26.3 percent of all PWCs involved in accidents in 2007. [17] Reckless driving has been defined in the Personal Watercraft Act of 2005 in the U.S. as follows:
In 2009, the Coast Guard reported 4,730 recreational boating accidents, resulting in 736 deaths, 3,358 injuries and approximately $36 million in property damage. Drowning was a factor in 75% of ...
Spending time on boats is a favorite summertime activity for many.
Around 12:30 p.m., two personal watercraft collided north of Wisteria Island in the lower Florida Keys, FWC spokesperson Arielle Callender said. One of the operators, a 27-year-old man, died from ...
Boat Description Ref. 1976 OSTAR: Royal Western Yacht Club: Mike Flanagan (USA) GALLOPING GAEL: 38 ft Monohull Sailor and Boat Lost at Sea [8] 1976 OSTAR: Royal Western Yacht Club: Mike McMullen: Three Cheers: 1978 Route du Rhum: 16 November 1978, Alain Colas: Azores: Manureva: Unknown 1979 Fastnet race: Royal Ocean Racing Club: 15 Sailors 1998 ...
A circle of death can be initiated if the boat operator releases the steering mechanism while the boat is still powered, which means the propeller is still turning. The force of the rotating propeller blades incurs a force known as steering torque , causing the motor itself, which is mounted on a swivel jointed mechanism, to turn sharply into ...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has released few details of what caused the death of a Wilmot man and his son in a Florida lake. Stark County man, 4-year-old son die while ...
The database can be used to analyze marine accidents and pollution incidents by a variety of factors including vessel or facility type, injuries, fatalities, pollutant details, location, and date. The data collection period began in 1982 for marine casualties and 1973 for polluting incidents, and is ongoing.