Thousands of boating crashes occur each year and hundreds of Americans suffer more than just damaged boats, but rather, loss of limb as well as other severe injuries and even death.In 2005 alone, 697 fatalities and 3451 injuries were caused by recreational boating accidents, which are accidents occurring in any type of watercraft (motor boats, sailboats, inflatables, or houseboats). A negligent boating operator who is found to be at fault will most likely pay for damages, which can include property, medical, lost wages, pain and suffering, and punitive damages.Types of accidentsAccording to the Coast Guard Recreational Boating Accident Report Database, boating accidents must be reported if:. Death was a result;. Injury required medical treatment beyond first aid;. Damage to the vessel or other property was $2000 or more; or. Vessel was not repairable.Collisions with another boat or with fixed objects such as a marina dock; capsizing, and passengers falling overboard account for approximately 58 percent of all boating accident fatalities. Contact with the propeller, water skier mishaps, explosions, and fire also contribute to the types of boating accidents that occur on our waterways. Moreover, statistics show that 70 percent of fatal boating accident victims drowned mostly because they were not […]

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