Life Jacket World Record Day. The National Safe Boating Council and Canadian Safe Boating Council have again partnered to support this one-day event. "Summer is almost here and this is a great ...

No one aboard was wearing a life jacket. On April 13, a 65-year-old man died on the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County after the motor of his 12-foot boat stalled and the boat went over the Dock ...

None of the six boating-related fatalities involved alcohol or drug impairment. Of the six fatalities, four who died were not wearing life jackets or vests. Advertisement Article continues below ...

Fortunately, they were wearing a life jacket and were rescued, but that isn’t always the case. In the most recent United States Coast Guard boating statistics, three out of every four boaters ...

A June boat accident off the southwest coast of Florida highlights the importance of wearing a life jacket. Seven adults and a child were found clinging to a cooler after their 28-foot boat ...

With school out for summer, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emphasizes the critical importance of safety in and on the water ...

If the boat had sunk in the middle of the river, he said, no one would have survived. “The students are 13 or 14 years old, and they didn’t want to sit at the back but in the front.

Eight boaters died across Pennsylvania in 2023 and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission believes having more boaters wear life jackets will save lives in the future. The agency’s Boating ...

All children under 12 years old must wear a life jacket when boating under New York state law.