A former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says duck boats aren't designed for commercial recreational use. James Hall said Saturday that the boat's design makes the World War II-era vessels prone to the kind of accidents that led to the sinking of a duck boat Thursday on a Missouri lake.
The National Transportation Safety Board says inspectors will try to learn how information about a severe thunderstorm was conveyed to the crew of a tourist boat that capsized and killed 17 people on a Missouri lake. NTSB member Earl Weener and a representative of the U.S. Coast Guard spoke with reporters in Branson on Saturday.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, who investigates boating accidents, Brad Martin Bramblett, 59, was killed after he was ejected from his 17-foot Aquasport in a single-vessel boating accident.
You'd better think twice before taking booze to the beach or out on a boat. Alcohol increases the risk of injury and death in and on the water, safety experts warn.
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, along with Senator Richard Blumenthal, Congressman Joe Courtney, New London Mayor Michael Passero and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Klee last week celebrated completion of a project that provides transient dockage for larger recreational vessels at Thamesport Marina in New London. The project, which used a $1.4 million grant from the Federal Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, is intended to encourage people to enjoy boating on the state's waterways while stimulating tourism and economic development.
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a pastor missing since a boating accident Wednesday in Plaquemines Parish. Officials say 85-year-old Rev.
Raleigh, NC, April 15, 2018 -- -- The United States Power Squadrons announces the debut of its streaming media video "PWC Docking" on America's Boating Channel, which can be found online at americasboatingchannel.com and as a free mobile app available at Apple's App Store and Google Play. The new "PWC Docking" video shows how to bring a personal watercraft to a predetermined point by using a stopping procedure, giving consideration to wind, current, and boat traffic.
Hillary Clinton announced plans to hold a signing for her new book at Costco in Brookfield, while arrests were made in the murder of a teenager in Danbury. Also, two men from Fairfield died in a boating accident.
Broken Oar Marina Bar & Grill general manager Bonnie Miske surveys the Fox River from the upper deck of the eatery in Port Barrington. The business remained open despite record floodwaters in July.
If there was any doubt about the value of Long Island Sound to the people of Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled it out during a visit to Greenwich Point Park on a perfect beach day. "People want to spend time by the water - it is why people come to Connecticut," Murphy said Thursday in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center, a rustic Environmental Center just steps from the water.
If there was any doubt about the value of Long Island Sound to the people of Connecticut, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy spelled it out during a visit to Greenwich Point Park on a perfect beach day. "People want to spend time by the water - it is why people come to Connecticut," Murphy said Thursday in the Bruce Museum Seaside Center, a rustic Environmental Center just steps from the water.
The U.S. Coast Guard kicked off National Safe Boating Week with lessons about staying safe on the water and also protecting the environment. The Coast Guard says the most important thing is to wear a life jacket, no matter what kind of watercraft you're in.
The United States Power Squadrons is now premiering the new 'Docking' streaming media video in its Digital Media Library . Raleigh, NC, December 20, 2016 -- -- The United States Power Squadrons announces the debut of its streaming media video focused on docking in its Digital Media Library online at www.uspsdml.org and as a free mobile app.
The United States Power Squadrons is now premiering the new 'Maneuvering on Plane' streaming media video in its Digital Media Library . Raleigh, NC, November 25, 2016 -- -- The United States Power Squadrons announces the debut of its streaming media video focused on maneuvering on plane in its Digital Media Library online at www.uspsdml.org and as a free mobile app.
In a five-page document filed in Middletown Probate Court, Sharon Hartstein is seeking temporary approval to "provide the necessary management, supervision and protection" of her property. Hartstein would also handle Linda Carman's "debts and obligations," according to the application.
Divers who recovered the bodies of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and two of his friends after a boat crash last month off Miami's South Beach indicated all three had a strong odor of alcohol, according to a report by the Miami Herald . Toxicology and autopsy results have not been released, but the Herald cited a search warrant affidavit it obtained as the source of its information.
Recreational boating is fun, but it can be deadly: 626 people were killed in boat-related accidents nationwide last year, including eight in New Jersey, according to the National Safe Boating Council. NSBC Executive Director Rachel Johnson stressed the importance of wearing a life jacket, considering 85 percent of drowning victims in recreational boating fatalities were not wearing a flotation device.
Anyone who doesn't have enough life jackets, or has inadequate ones, will be issued a ticket and returned to the launch ramp. The safety checks come after last year, which was the deadliest boating season in two decades.