Oregon man drowns after boat capsizes in river
A boat sank in Blind Slough – part of the Columbia River in Oregon – last week, claiming the life of one of the passengers.
A boat sank in Blind Slough – part of the Columbia River in Oregon – last week, claiming the life of one of the passengers.
Recently, a New Zealand couple’s fishing expedition on Lake Taupo went awry when strong winds forced their vessel off-course.
A Southern California sailboat race turned deadly when stormy conditions sent one of the competing vessels crashing into rocks off the coast of San Clemente Island, reports The Associated Press.
A father and son from Wellington, New Zealand, were injured when an explosion occurred on their boat at the Waikawa Marina in Picton on February 24.
According to national broadcaster TVNZ, there has been a 150 percent increase in fatalities related to power boat accidents in New Zealand over the past five years.
Alabama couple rescues man after boat accident on Lake Guntersville
A two-boat collision on Lake Guntersville in Alabama on Saturday, February 23, could have turned deadly if not for the quick actions from a couple who witnessed the incident.
A family of four – a couple, their 4-year-old child and another relative who is younger than 8 years old – sent a message to the U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday, February 24, at around 4:20 p.m. saying that they were abandoning ship, spurring an urgent effort to find them off the coast of San Francisco.
On the afternoon of Monday, February 18, Geoffrey Wood, a Grants Pass, Oregon, resident, died in a boating accident on the Rogue River.