Our Michigan boat accident attorneys represent victims of boating accidents all the time. This is why our lawyers would like to share some statistics gathered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Office of Auxiliary And Boating Safety. In 2010, there were a total of 4,604 boating accidents resulting in 672 fatalities and another 3,153 injuries. These accidents also resulted in $35.5 million dollars of property damage.
Alcohol And Boating
The statistics show that alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in fatal boating accidents. Alcohol was listed as the leading factor in 19% of the deaths. In 2010, the
Common Types Of Boating Accidents
Boating accidents are very serious and cause a lot of deaths and injuries. The following is a list of some of the most common types of reportable boating accidents:
- Grounding, capsizing, sinking, or flooding/swamping.
- Falls in or overboard a vessel.
- Persons ejected from a vessel.
- Fire or explosions that occur while underway and while anchored, moored or docked if the fire resulted from the vessel or vessel equipment.
- Water-skiing or other mishap involving a towable device.
- Collision with another vessel or object.
- Striking a submerged object.
- A person struck by a vessel, propeller, propulsion unit, or steering machinery.
- Carbon monoxide exposure.
- Electrocution due to stray current related to a vessel.
- Casualties where natural causes served as a contributing factor in the death of an individual, but the determined cause of death was drowning.
- Casualties from natural phenomena such as interaction with marine life and interaction with nature.
- Casualties where a person fall off an anchored vessel.
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