Powerboat racer fined for negligent operations
BAY CITY, Mich — The Coast Guard received payment Oct. 13, 2017, from a fine issued to a power boat racer in the amount of $1,000 for negligent operations for transiting at high speeds around a freight ship and failing to observe a ‘No Wake Zone’.
Failing to follow posted and published navigation rules can have serious safety consequences that lead to injury or death.
The payment was received...
Coast Guard continues National Safe Boating Week outreach after alleged BUI incident near Great Kills
NEW YORK – A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, N.J., took a man into custody Monday, near Great Kills, N.Y., after he was reported to be intoxicated while boating,
The boat crew approached the 26-foot pleasure craft for a routine recreational safety inspection at about 7 p.m. The vessel failed to stop and instead increased their speed and began erratic course alterations, traveling...
