Bloglines - Boating accident kills Rogers man

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Boating accident kills Rogers man The body of a Rogers man was recovered Saturday after he and a friend were thrown from a ski boat in a collision Friday night on Beaver Lake.

Bloglines - Paramedics say beware: Odorless carbon monoxide threatens boaters

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Paramedics say beware: Odorless carbon monoxide threatens boaters You can't see it, smell it or taste it. A concentrated level of it will kill you in less than three minutes.

Fisherman Dies at Sea

Fisherman dies at sea

By Karen Dandurant
kdandurant@seacoastonline.com

 

A Portsmouth fisherman who drowned after falling overboard two miles off the coast of Great Boar's Head Wednesday afternoon has been identified.

 

Dwayne

Paramedics help raise funds to aid Conn. girl hurt in boating accident

 

By Jodie Mozdz
Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
Copyright 2006 The Hartford Courant Company

DEEP RIVER, Conn. — When 10-year-old Nicole DiMasso was caught in the propeller of a motor boat this summer, paramedics were there to stabilize her. Now, as she recovers at home, local paramedics, and other emergency service workers, are trying to help her one more time — with support and a fundraiser for recovery costs.

Nice story….

Dwayne

Behind the Bouy / carbon monoxide poisoning

Behind the Buoy
By Michael G. Sciulla
Editor & Associate Publisher

 

 

 

For the second time in less than two years, the sorrowful story of a mother who lost two sons in a boating accident was heard by the Coast Guard Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives. This time it was mid-May and it was Bambi Dixey of Colorado whose two boys died from carbon monoxide poisoning while swimming off their houseboat on Lake Powell. In November 1999, it was Libby Cornett of Virginia whose two sons drowned after their sailboat, the Morning Dew, crashed into a jetty and sank just outside of Charleston Harbor, SC.

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This article from Boat/U.S.

Dwayne

SIU -Seafarers Approve Standard Contracts -

Seafarers Approve Standard Contracts – Agreements are said to Boost Wages, Maintain Medical Benefits, Preserve jobs
Current Issue -- August 2006

The SIU reports that members last month demonstrated their overwhelming support for the new standard freightship and tanker agreements, ratifying the five-year pacts during meetings at the union halls and aboard ship. Dwayne Clark

Is Night Boating as Safe as Boating in the Day?? What Do You Think?

Some boaters say they wouldn't dare be on the water after dark, but there is no evidence that night boating is any more dangerous than being out during the day.

Those who favor staying out a little later say the weather is cooler and the water less crowded.

I probably enjoy being on the water at night more than in the day.  Especially when night fishing.  Here in Florida it is obviously cooler and there is less traffic. There is no doubt that a different degree of caution is required and navigation and emergency preparation is different. 

Night time accidents can be bad.  We posted an article below about a night time accident here in Jacksonville just recently.  A boater struck a mantee sign and was badly injured.  The cause of that accident is still under investigation and there may be a question of lighting.

Night boating can be fun, rewarding and safe if done correctly.

Dwayne

Black Sunday changed hydro racing

Black Sunday.

Memories of hydroplane racing's darkest day still resonate 40 years later.

	On June 19, 1966, Ron Musson (center) perished in a hydroplane accident on the Potomac River. Hours later, drivers Rex Manchester (left) and Don Wilson (right) also died when their boats collided.

It was June 19, 1966, when three of the sport's most popular drivers died during the running of the President's Cup on the Potomac River in Washington, D.C.

 

This is a good story.

Dwayne

Man Critically Injured Boating On Doctors Lake - Arthur Isaac Ferrell - Critically Injured

 

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- A man was critically hurt in a boating accident on Doctors Lake early Friday morning, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

The FWC report said a 16-foot Ranger boat had gone out from Whitey's Fish Camp on a fishing tournament when it struck a double-poled manatee sign near the Doctors Lake Bridge at U.S. 17 at about 12:30 a.m.

NASCAR BOATS

Centurion To Build NASCAR Licensed Boats

NASCAR and Centurion reached an agreement for Centurion to build a special series of NASCAR towboats.

August 3, 2006 Merced, CA - The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) and Centurion Boats have signed a licensing agreement that gives Centurion the right to build and sell a special series of towboats officially licensed by NASCAR, the boat builder reported in a statement yesterday. “It's an enormous honor to partner with NASCAR and Centurion is eager to prove it will rise to the occasion,” said Kayce Brewer, Centurion marketing manager. “Soon, boating enthusiasts will be able to cruise the lake and boldly boast their NASCAR pride.” Centurion is currently working with various racing teams to bring exclusive options, custom interiors and driver insignia to the boats so that each boat will display the name, number, sponsor logos and even embroidered signature of popular NASCAR drivers. “Centurion is a leader in its class and we're excited about partnering with the company for this unique series of towboats,” said Blake Davidson, NASCAR's managing director of licensed products. “NASCAR fans' passion for the sport extends far beyond the track and now, with Centurion, it will reach onto lakes all across the country.” Centurion's NASCAR licensed boats will be available in the last quarter of 2006.

Boating Deaths in Florida

ISSUE: Boating deaths in Florida are on the rise.

The Sunshine State could just as well be called the Boating State. With more than 1 million registered vessels, it leads the nation in boat numbers, so not surprisingly, it also leads the nation in boating deaths.

Dwayne

Man's arm is nearly cut off in Christmas Lake boat accident

A man's arm was nearly severed at Christmas Lake, in Shorewood and Chanhassen, on Wednesday evening when he collided with a boat.

Dwayne

Navy Salvage Man Dies on Cougar Ace

The Alaska Coast Guard is reporting that a member of a salvage team looking at how to stabilize a listing ship in the Aleutian Islands died when he lost his footing, slid down the ship's deck and hit his head.

A team of four was prepping to leave the Cougar Ace on July 30 when a naval architect slipped and was knocked unconscious. He was flown to a Coast Guard cutter nearby with a doctor and a clinic but efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. He was declared dead about an hour later. The four-member salvage team had just completed an internal survey of the ship and was preparing to disembark when the accident occurred. The accident is under investigation from the Coast Guard. (Source: Alaska Report)

Dwayne

Kite Tubing / Kite Tube

We posted news below on Kite Tubing and alleged dangers associated with this sport. This video shows a "kite tube" of sorts. We are not certain from the news press whether all types of kite tubes are suggested for recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commision or just some makes or models. The depiction of this video and photographs below is not meant to suggest that these kite tubes are dangerous but merely shown to depcit what we understand the "water sport" to be. We will leave it to others including to the manufacturers, users and the CPSC to determine whether these prodcuts are safe.

Enjoy the video.

Dwayne

Boating-accident victim dies

Orange County -- One of the victims in a Sunday morning boating crash on Lake Irma in east Orange County died from her injuries, Sgt. Carlos Torres, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff's Office, said Monday.

Shelby Harper, 20, of Orlando, was airlifted to Orlando Regional Medical Center after a speedboat in which she was riding at about 5 a.m. Sunday crashed into a dock off north Econlockhatchee Trail, critically injuring Harper and two others. Harper was pronounced dead at the hospital, Torres said.

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In Florida boats striking docks with devasting results is common.  The cause of such allisions is often varied.

Dwayne