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Infographic: The bad and the ugly of boating accidents
Summer is a fine time of year, but out on the water, things can be pretty dangerous. This past weekend, a man was killed when his boat was hit by a drunk driver operating another boat.
Sadly, boating accidents like this are quite frequent; in 2008, there were just under 3000 boating accidents. In those accidents, 614 people were killed. Even more surprising is that 9 out of 10 people who died in a boating accident in 2008 were not wearing a life jacket.
The artists at Boat Insurance have put together a fantastic graphic showing the causes of boating accidents in the U.S. as well as the kind of watercraft involved in the accident.
Filed under: Surfing, North America
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Michael Jul 6th 2010 1:32PM
I believe it was a boaking accident.
kamal Sep 24th 2010 11:58AM
Boating accidents occur mainly due to negligence. sometimes boat is overcrowded or unproffessionaly handled
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