The State Parks and Recreation Commission is seeking nominations to its Boating Safety Advisory Council. Selected individuals will represent boating interests in the areas of safety education and fishing and angling. The deadline for submitting applications is Aug. 19. more...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- It was a tragedy on the lake. A child fell overboard while boating with his family on Lake Wylie near Tega Cay. He didn't survive, his family was devastated. But now, weeks later, a community came together with an unusual fund raiser at the Palisades Sports Complex to help honor Blake Goshen. It was a rigorous boot camp workout. Julie Sawyer organized the fundraiser for the ... more...
104 boating accidents in 2009 left 16 dead and 69 injured, according to state Department of Natural Resources records; none of those who died was wearing a life jacket. more...
An 11-year-old boy died Friday night in a boating accident off Plantation Key in the Upper Keys, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. more...
Drunken boating is less of a problem this year for the East Providence Harbor Patrol, but speeding and safety violations are what's keeping them busy. more...
No one was injured in an unusual accident on Friday on Main Street. Stanley Cutshall, 67, of Drive Way, in Newport, said when he went over a bump on Main Street at Woodlawn Avenue at about 12:15, his boat and trailer broke loose from the hitch. more...
PORT CLINTON --The Port Clinton Harbor Patrol Unit's "Operation Safe Boating" and "See Something, Say Something" campaign is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the North Jefferson Street Pier at the Portage River. more...
