Captain indicted for his involvement in death of parasailer

Captain indicted for his involvement in death of parasailer
Miami— A federal grand jury has issued an indictment charging a boat captain with the death of a woman in a parasailing excursion last year in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A Coast Guard special agent with Coast Guard South East Region Criminal Investigation Services, announced Kyle Coleman, 32, was arrested Wednesday and made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge, Ruth Miller, in district...

Parasail captain to serve 12-month suspension for role in boating fatality

HONOLULU – The master of a parasail vessel turned over his Merchant Mariner’s license to the U.S. Coast Guard last week for his failure to ensure the safety of his crewmember and passengers during a boating fatality last April.

Coast Guard adjourns open hearings on North Carolina parasailing accident – with video

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard adjourned three days of formal hearings at the New Hanover County Courthouse Friday for a parasailing accident Aug. 28 in which two women died in Ocean Isle, N.C.

Coast Guard to conduct investigation into parasailing accident

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rear Adm. Wayne Justice, Coast Guard 5th District commander, ordered a district formal investigation Monday to determine the cause of the parasailing accident in Ocean Isle, N.C. Friday resulting in the death of two females.

Coast Guard investigates parasailing accident

OCEAN ISLE, N.C. – Coast Guard personnel from the Marine Safety Unit in Wilmington are investigating the cause of death for two females near the Ocean Isle Beach Pier Friday.