FWC Releases 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report
With the release of the 2020 Boating Accident Statistical Report, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) encourages boaters to focus on taking the necessary steps for a safer boating experience.
“A leading contributor to boating accidents is the operator’s inattention or failure to maintain a proper lookout, said Lt. Seth Wagner, FWC Boating and Waterways Section. “Many operators believe they are looking around but they are not recognizing potential hazards or are distracted by dividing their attention between things like electronic devices or other occupants in the boat.”
In 2020, 402 boating accidents involved collisions and 44% of them were due to the operator’s inattention or failing to maintain a proper lookout.
AMES, Iowa â A 19-year-old from Normal was one of two killed when an Iowa State student crew club s boat capsized last week.Â
The president of Iowa State s student crew club said winds that had been forecast to remain low picked up suddenly, causing the boat to capsize before the crew could return to shore.
Derek Nanni, a freshman from Normal, and Yaakov Ben-David, 20, a sophomore from Washington, D.C., drowned in the accident March 28 on Little Wall Lake in Hamilton County.
Crew Club President Alexis Aurandt said the forecast that day called for 11-14 mph winds that would gust up to 17 mph later in the morning. The crew s rules say the club should not row if winds are greater 14 mph, so members decided to drive to the lake to check conditions, she said Saturday in a statement to WHO-TV.
VIENTIANE, April 4 (Xinhua): A yacht capsized on Sunday morning in Nam Ngum Lake near Lao capital Vientiane, with casualties feared including former Lao president Choummaly Sayasone (
pic), witnesses told Xinhua. The yacht, carrying around a dozen people on board, capsized at around 10.30 am local time (0330 GMT) on Sunday when there was a sudden storm in the capital area with strong wind, thunder and fairly heavy rain. Nam Ngum Lake, some 60 km north of Vientiane, is a weekend destination for Vientiane citizens. Witnesses told Xinhua via phone that the search and rescue operation has been carried out. Sayasone s youngest daughter told her friends that she was the only one so far rescued from the yacht. Her father and mother s bodies have been found, while other family members are still missing, more than one source told Xinhua. Sayasone, born on March 6, 1936, was the General Secretary of the Lao People s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos from 2