Boating Accidents Resource Center

Boating Accidents include collisions with other boats, collisions with fixed objects, falls overboard, mishaps involving water skis and other equipment, capsizing, flooding, and explosions. Debris and obstructions in waterways can put boats at risk for accidents and collisions. Watercraft Accidents can be caused by operator inattention or inexperience, speeding, alcohol use, and weather conditions, among other factors. DUI and DWI laws also apply to the operators of boats and other water vessels and operating a boat or watercraft under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a serious crime. Victims of Boat Accidents may sustain a wide range of injuries including brain and spinal cord injuries, contusions, fractures and sprains, lacerations, concussions, paralysis, and death by drowning. Property damage is another costly result of Boating Accidents. If a Boating Accident occurs on navigable waters then admiralty and maritime law could apply. If it occurs on non-navigable waters (such as a small lake or reservoir) then the laws of the state where the accident occurred apply.

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Boating Accidents Resource Center

• Boat Accident Information · Information on Boating Accidents, including an overview of the types of Boating Accidents, a list an explanation of the causes of Boating Accidents, a guide for determining liability, and an overview of the statute of limitations.

Boating Accidents Verdicts, Settlements and Class Action Watch

• Zacarias v Allstate Insurance Company · This appeal involves a declaratory judgment action in which the plaintiff-policyholder (Zacarias) seeks indemnification from defendant-insurer (Allstate) in connection with a suit brought against him by his wife for injuries she sustained in a boating accident.
• Goldson v Carver Boat Corp · At issue is whether plaintiff Howard Goldson and his subrogee Continental Insurance Company (Continental) may recover from defendants Carver Boat Corporation (Carver) and Johnson & Towers, Inc. (Johnson & Towers) in negligence and strict liability for economic loss caused by a defect in a power boat that caught fire while docked at a marina.

Boating Accidents Official Links

• Marine Accidents-NTSB · The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents.
• United States Coast Guard · The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a military branch of the United States involved in maritime law, mariner assistance, and search and rescue, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere.