Coast Guard announces Northeast boating fatalities down

Coast Guard announces Northeast boating fatalities down
BOSTON — The Northeast Coast Guard will welcome the 2016 boating season by participating in National Safe Boating Week, which begins Saturday and runs through May 27. National Safe Boating Week marks the informal beginning of summer and Coast Guard crews throughout the Northeast will be on patrol paying particular attention to recreational boating safety and promoting safe boating practices. This...

Coast Guard releases 2015 Recreational Boating Statistics Report

Coast Guard releases 2015 Recreational Boating Statistics Report
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2015 Recreational Boating Statistics report Tuesday, revealing that boating fatalities nationwide that year totaled 626, the third-lowest number of yearly boating fatalities on  record. From 2014 to 2015, injuries decreased from 2,678 to 2,613, a 2.4 percent decrease; deaths increased from 610 to 626, a 2.6 percent increase; and the total number of...