
BoatTEST presents these reports in hope that spreading the news about the misadvendures will arm all boaters with the knowledge needed to keep themselves and their loves ones safe. In every story is a lesson in safety.
Boating Accidents
Accidents of the Week
July 1, 2023
Teen Thrown Off Jet Ski in Florida Lake. Man Rescued After Falling Off PWC in Utah Reservoir. Drone with heat detector locates NH man on island in river. Florida Marine Unit Responds to Boat Crashes. Tampa Bay Man Dead After Crashing Boat into Dock. Boat Carrying Four Grounded Near Hatteras Village. Girl Drowns After Being Pinned Under Inflatable Tube. Boating Accident on Arkansas Lake.Family Rescued From Sinking Boat During Storm at Oklahoma Reservoir. Family Rescued at Oklahoma Reservoir. Coast Guard Rescues 4 People and Dog off Sanibel Island.
Accidents of the Week
July 8, 2023
Jet Skis Collide Off Long Island.
Missing Boater in Lake Erie. Boater Injured by Rope When Boat Cleat Breaks.
One Dead in Crash Between Ferry and Boat. Boat Catches Fire on Tennessee River. Boat Explosion Near Florida Keys. Jet Ski Accident on California Lake. Tubing fatality at Summer Camp.
Firefighters Battle Boat fire on Hood Canal.Two Girls Hospitalized Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Boat Exhaust.
Missing Boater in Lake Erie. Boater Injured by Rope When Boat Cleat Breaks.
One Dead in Crash Between Ferry and Boat. Boat Catches Fire on Tennessee River. Boat Explosion Near Florida Keys. Jet Ski Accident on California Lake. Tubing fatality at Summer Camp.
Firefighters Battle Boat fire on Hood Canal.Two Girls Hospitalized Due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Boat Exhaust.
Accidents of the Week
July 15, 2023
Several Boats Burned in Dock Fire on Texas Lake. Georgia Man Dies After Hitting Cement Bridge. Coast Guard Rescues Three People, Dog from Dinghy.
Catamaran Capsizes at Florida Boat Race. 7 Rescued After Boat Sinks in Puget Sound. Boat Fire on CT pond. Boat Crashes Into Pier on Lake Ontario’s Irondequoit Bay. Incident on North Carolina’s Mountain Island Lake. Marina Fire on Chesapeake Bay.
Catamaran Capsizes at Florida Boat Race. 7 Rescued After Boat Sinks in Puget Sound. Boat Fire on CT pond. Boat Crashes Into Pier on Lake Ontario’s Irondequoit Bay. Incident on North Carolina’s Mountain Island Lake. Marina Fire on Chesapeake Bay.
Accidents of the Week
June 17, 2023
Investigation Underway After Fatal Boat Crash on Tennessee’s Norris Lake. Man injured in boat explosion in Oklahoma. Small Boat Capsizes in New Hampshire. Stranded Boater, Dog Rescued on Long Island. 4 People Injured in Tennessee Boat Fire. Explosion Boats Catch Fire at Lake Powell Marina. Boat Explosion on Michigan’s Union Lake. Coast Guard Crew Rescues Georgia Man. Boat Bursts into Flames at Lake of the Ozarks Marina. Boat Sinks After Striking New Jersey Bridge.
Accidents of the Week
June 10, 2023
Boaters Rescued on Hudson River After Engine Failure. PWC Accident on Hudson River. Coast Guard Rescues 7 in Florida’s Manatee County. Coast Guard Rescues 2 People from Sinking Boat in Delaware Bay. Boat Destroyed After Catching Fire on Missouri’s Meramec River. Boater Missing After Crash in Mississippi. North Carolina Political Strategist Killed in Boating Accident.
Accidents of the Week
June 24, 2023
Coast Guard Rescues Four Boaters from Sinking Vessel, and Rescues Man Overboard Clinging to Ice Chest.Boat Crash in Baltimore. Rescue from Capsized Vessel Near Port Everglades. Boater’s Body Recovered in Tennessee Lake. Search Called Off Missing Kayaker on Washington State River. Fire Department Rescues Boaters from Pensacola Bay.
Accidents of the Week
June 3, 2023
Fatal Jet Ski Accident on Weiss Lake.
Family Escape Burning Boat on Kentucky Lake. St. Louis man hurt at Lake of the Ozarks. Boaters saved by good Samaritans after capsizing off Florida coast.2 Rescued After Sailboat Slams Into Cape May Jetty. 3 Rescued From Oil Rig After Boat Sinks Off Texas.
Missouri Man, 80, accidents at Table Rock Lake. 2 kayakers Rescued from Puget Sound. Man Injured when Boat Crashes into Bridge.
Family Escape Burning Boat on Kentucky Lake. St. Louis man hurt at Lake of the Ozarks. Boaters saved by good Samaritans after capsizing off Florida coast.2 Rescued After Sailboat Slams Into Cape May Jetty. 3 Rescued From Oil Rig After Boat Sinks Off Texas.
Missouri Man, 80, accidents at Table Rock Lake. 2 kayakers Rescued from Puget Sound. Man Injured when Boat Crashes into Bridge.
Accidents of the Week
May 27, 2023
Man Thrown From Sailboat in Michigan Lake Boat Crash. 5 Hurt in PWC Crash on North Carolina Lake. Firefighters Respond to Boat Fire on Washington’s Duwamish River. 4 People Rescued in Lake Erie. Coast Guard Rescues Mariner from Disabled Sailboat Off North Carolina Coast. Man Drowns in Portland Marina After Fall from Sailboat.
Coast Guard Rescues Multiple Boaters After Vessel Collision in Sarasota.
Boat Catches Fire at Virginia Marina.
Fishermen Rescued After Boat Capsizes Off Key Biscayne.
Coast Guard Rescues Multiple Boaters After Vessel Collision in Sarasota.
Boat Catches Fire at Virginia Marina.
Fishermen Rescued After Boat Capsizes Off Key Biscayne.
Accidents of the Week
May 20, 2023
Missing Boater found in Florida’s Parker Bayou and New York’s Great South Bay. South Carolina High School Student Dies in Tragic Boating Accident. Twelve Boats Catch Fire in California Marina. Boater Hurt After Slamming into Fort Lauderdale Seawall. Fisherman’s Body Found in New Hampshire Lake. 23-year-old Woman Dies on Mississippi’s Jourdan River. Three Rescued After Boat Sinks in Georgia’s Savannah River.
Accidents of the Week
May 13,2012
Woman’s Body Recovered Following Kayak Incident in Tennessee. 21-year-old Missing After Canoe Capsizes in Ohio’s Maumee River. Dad, Sons Rescued from Capsized Boat in Washington’s Vancouver Lake.Coast Guard Rescues 2 Stranded Boaters Near Whiskey Island, La. Coast Guard Assists Missing Boaters Near South Padre Island Waters. Rescuers Save Boaters, Dog From Sinking Boat Off Georgia Coast. Boat Fire Injures 3 at Northern Virginia Marina.
Accidents of the Week
May 6, 2023
Lake Havasu Boat Crash. FWC Investigates Fatal Chattahoochee River Accident. Man Injured at Lake of the Ozarks. Missing Boater Recovered After Canoe Overturns in Houston’s Sims Bayou. Kayaker's rescued by Barge Crew on Illinois River. Boats Destroyed in Fire at Connecticut Marina.
Accidents of the Week
April 30, 2023
Man Found After Falling Off Pontoon Vessel in Florida. Tubing Accident on Georgia Lake. Father and Daughter Rescued After PWC sinks in Florida Lake. Body Recovered from Kayaker on the Savannah River. Coast Guard Rescues 3 Kayakers in Grays Harbor, Washington. Woman Spends Night Clinging to Tree After Boat Capsizes in Texas River. Coast Guard Suspends Search in New England. 4 People rescued Off Juno Beach Pier.
Accidents of the Week
April 15
Man Drowns While Boating on Alabama’s Lake. Good Samaritan Rescues 3 Boaters After Sailboat Catches Fire. 8 Rescued After Boat Sinks in Chesapeake Bay. Jet Ski Accident in Local Lake. Missing Kayaker’s Body Recovered from Tennessee Reservoir. 1 dead, 1 in Critical Condition After Attempted Rescue of Kayaker. Search For Missing Boater Continues in Puerto Rico. Alaska Man Collides With Navigational Marker.
Accidents of the Week
April 8, 2023
Man Dies After Falling Off Boat in Georgia. Searching For Missing Boater on Pickwick Lake. Ohio Man Dies in Boating Accident. Boat Destroyed by Fire Near Tennessee’s Chickamauga Dam. 2 Airlifted After Personal Watercraft Crash Near Miami Marine Stadium. Cruise Ship Aids Coast Guard in Rescuing 3 From Sinking Boat. Body of Ohio Fisherman Found After Boat Capsizes. 29-year-old Boater found in Pensacola.
Accidents of the Week
April 1, 2023
81 Year-Old Man Dies After Falling Out Of Kayak. Family Rescued From Arizona River. Teenager passes in Boating Accident Near Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Authorities Investigating Boat Explosion on Pennsylvania River.
Boat Goes Up in Flames on Mystic River.
1 dead, 3 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes on North Carolina Lake
Boat Goes Up in Flames on Mystic River.
1 dead, 3 Hospitalized After Boat Capsizes on North Carolina Lake
Accidents of the Week
March 25, 2023.
Man in Boating Fatality on Kentucky Lake. Kayaker dies in Michigan. Seven Rescued After Boat Collision in Florida. Coast Guard Rescues Boaters Off Disabled Sailboat. Florida Man Arrested for Attacking Boater After Collision. Injured Kayaker Rescued from Sacramento Waterways. Body Found After Trooper Spots Empty Boat in Georgia Reservoir.
Accidents of the Week
March 18, 2023
Former Football Star found in Sol Duc River. 2 canoers rescued in Cahaba River. Ohio Kayaker, and two Inflatable Kayaker's in arizona found dead. Teenage Boy Who Disappeared While Jet Skiing Found in North Carolina Lake.
U.S. Coast Guard Saves Family From Sinking Boat. Coast Guard Rescues Boater 70 miles South of Mobile, Alabama.
U.S. Coast Guard Saves Family From Sinking Boat. Coast Guard Rescues Boater 70 miles South of Mobile, Alabama.
Accidents of the Week
March 11, 2023
two juveniles injured, one seriously, in jet ski crash in Georgia. Man Arrested in Drunken Boating Crash. =
Dock Fire Destroys Numerous Boats, Including House Boats, Jet Ski in Juneau, Alaska. Ironworkers on Bridge Assist in Rescue of Distressed Kayaker in New Jersey. 3 Divers Rescued by in Honolulu after Boat engine failure.
Dock Fire Destroys Numerous Boats, Including House Boats, Jet Ski in Juneau, Alaska. Ironworkers on Bridge Assist in Rescue of Distressed Kayaker in New Jersey. 3 Divers Rescued by in Honolulu after Boat engine failure.
Boat Accidents
March 4, 2023
Fire at Northeast Miami Marina. 6 People Rescued From Sinking Vessel Off Texas Coast. Tennessee Agencies Join Search for North Carolina Fisherman. Three People Rescued After 50-foot Boat Sank Off Coast of Key West.
Coast Guard Rescues 2 U.S. Boaters from Sinking Vessel Off Puerto Rico
Coast Guard Rescues 2 U.S. Boaters from Sinking Vessel Off Puerto Rico
Boat Accidents
February 25, 2023
Michigan Boater Missing in Tittabawassee River. Stranded Boater in Florida’s Crescent Lake Rescued. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Two Open-Water Incidents in One Day. Wave Flips Kayak, Killing 1 and Leaving Another Clinging to Pylon in Florida.
Boat Accidents
February 18, 2023
3 boaters rescued in Mississippi. Ice Sail crash in Michigan. Fire at marina in Rockwell, Texas.
Boat Accidents
February 11, 2023
Missing kayaker in Jefferson, Alabama. Boater found dead next to capsized boat in North Fork Lewis River. Coast Guard finds 4 missing boaters in Biloxi, Bay. Search suspended in missing CA Kayaker.
Boat Accidents
February 4, 2023
Kayaker rescued in Columbia River, Missing Virginia Fisherman Found off Hilton Head, Coast Guard Rescues Boater Off NC Coast, South Carolina coaching legend Jerry Stoots dies in Lake Moultrie boating accident.
Boat Accidents
January 28, 2023
Kayak & Canoe accidents, missing fishermen, and heroic rescues.
Boat Accidents
January 21, 2023
Boat fire along Ohio River, Girl dies after being thrown from airboat, Boat catches fire off Peanut Island, Two bodies recovered from Smith Mountain Lake, Fisherman dies on Cherokee Lake.
Boat Accidents
January 14, 2023
Kayaker rescued by Coast Guard in Bellingham Bay, 4 hospitalized at marina explosion, boat sinks on ICW, Woman, 2 kids rescued in florida, Man dies kayaking in Great Smoky Mountains.
Boat Accidents
January 7, 2023
Kayak Capsized in Lake Havasu, Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters in Texas, Fire at Annapolis Marina and Denison Texas Marina.