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If you or someone you know been hurt in a boating accident, you may have a claim for damages. When boating accidents occur, they can cause tremendous injuries.
The lawyers at Sanders Law Firm, PLLC have handled boating related accidents. The sooner you proceed with a case, the sooner the accident can be investigated. This includes investigation of alcohol consumed by the negligent boat driver.
Typically, we can make a claim against the at-fault boat driver's insurance policy.
We handle statewide claims. Please call for a free consultation with one of our attorneys.
For your information, below is part of a statistical report from the U.S. Coast Guard.
For more information, go to http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_statistics.aspx
TOP FIVE PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPES
Accident Rank Accident Type/ Number of Accidents / Number of Deaths /Number of Injuries
1 Collision with Recreational Vessel 1100 52 837
2 Skier Mishap 464 13 490
3 Collision with Fixed Object 446 41 345
4 Flooding/swamping 436 99 130
5 Capsizing 369 199 220
VESSEL TYPES WITH THE TOP CASUALTY NUMBERS
Casualty Rank Type of Boat Drownings / Other / Deaths /Total Deaths / Total Injuries Total Casualties
1 Open Motorboat 279 114 393 1780 2173
2 Personal Watercraft 14 28 42 878 920
3 Cabin Motorboat 26 19 45 298 343
4 Canoe/Kayak 120 12 132 123 255
5 Pontoon 11 2 13 100 113
LIFE JACKET WEAR BY TOP FIVE KNOWN CAUSES OF DEATH
Known Cause of Death Rank / Cause of Death /Number of Deaths / Life Jacket
Worn Not Worn Unknown if worn
1 Drowning 543 87 385 71
2 Trauma 115 42 48 25
3 Cardiac Arrest 15 6 9 0
4 Hypothermia 8 5 1 2
5 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 2 0 2 0
TOP TEN KNOWN PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF ACCIDENTS
Accident Rank Contributing Factor Number of Accidents / Number of Deaths / Number of Injuries
1 Operator Inattention 749 43 521
2 Operator Inexperience 439 43 312
3 Excessive Speed 427 32 441
4 Improper Lookout 335 14 227
5 Alcohol 308 120 330
6 Machinery Failure 282 9 111
7 Weather 260 74 119
8 Hazardous Waters 242 91 118
9 Force of Wave/wake 229 13 207
10 Rules of the Road 110 6 85
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