Boat Accident

The editorial staff of Accident Data Center live in Bellingham, WA, on Puget Sound, and the numerous large and small vessels on the water will sometimes get involved in accidents. Maritime accidents sometimes can involve ships that are, by far, the largest vehicles on the planet, and so can be very serious. Boat Accidents at Justia

In Watertown, boating accidents and fatalities are a regular occurrence

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, from 2013 to 2014, deaths increased from 560 to 610, an 8.9% increase, injuries increased from 2,620 to 2,678, a 2.2% increase and the total number of accidents increased from 4,062 to 4,064, a 0.05% increase nationally. Where the cause of death was known, 78% of fatal boating accident victims drowned; of those drowning victims, 84% were not wearing a life jacket.