| Aug 04 |
Boating accidents persist as summer winds down
Some innocent boaters in New Jersey learned how dangerous it could be early Sunday morning when another boat slammed into theirs, killing one person and injuring four others on the boat, one of them critically. Their boat — a single-engine, 17-foot recreational boat — was following all safety measures, investigators said. The boat that struck them then sped off, and authorities are searching for it. (more…) |
Just because summer is winding down doesn’t mean boaters are coming ashore. Our waterways remain a magnet for fishing, skiing and other boat-driven recreation, and that means these often crowded waterways also remain a danger zone for boating accidents.