One person died, two people were missing, and 16 others were rescued Tuesday afternoon, July 14, 2026, after a pontoon boat carrying 19 people sank near Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay. According to the San Francisco Fire Department, crews arrived to find a...
Maritime Law
Woman Killed in Personal Watercraft and Recreational Boat Collision at Frenchman Lake
A Nevada woman was killed Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, after a personal watercraft and a recreational boat collided on Frenchman Lake in Plumas County, California. According to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received an emergency text at...
Man Dies After Boat Hits Breakwalls Near Hammond Marina on Lake Michigan
A 66-year-old man died after a boat crash on Lake Michigan near Hammond, Indiana, on Saturday night, July 11, 2026. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources identified the victim as a resident of Round Lake Beach. According to authorities, the boat was trying to...
Three Killed After Pontoon Boat Collides With Commercial Barge on Lake Pepin
Three people were killed Saturday night, July 12, 2026, after a pontoon boat carrying six people capsized on Lake Pepin near Pepin, Wisconsin, following a collision with a commercial barge. According to a joint release from the Wabasha County Sheriff’s Office and the...
Crew Member Dies After Going Overboard From Regal Princess Off Coast of Cancún
A crew member died Monday, July 13, 2026, after going overboard from the Regal Princess off the coast of Cancún, Mexico. Princess Cruises confirmed that a search was initially underway for the crew member and later confirmed that the crew member had died. The cruise...
Man Goes Missing Following Boat Capsizing Near Tybee Island, Georgia
A 44-year-old man went missing Saturday morning, July 11, 2026, after a 21-foot center console boat capsized on the Savannah River near Tybee Island, Georgia. According to Tybee Island fire officials, crews received the initial call at 8:32 a.m. reporting a person...
Woman Seriously Injured by Boat Propeller on Lake Barkley in Kentucky
A 20-year-old woman was seriously injured Friday, July 3, 2026, in a boating accident on Lake Barkley in Trigg County, Kentucky. Emergency personnel responded to the area near Bachman Turner Drive after receiving a report of a boating accident. When responders...
Woman Killed, Four Injured After Boat Strikes Dock on Willamette River Near Sauvie Island
A woman was killed and four other people were injured late Saturday, July 4, 2026, after a boat struck a dock structure on the Willamette River near Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon. According to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, authorities responded to a...
Nine Injured After Boat Explosion at Schaefer’s Canal House and Marina in Cecil County, Maryland
Nine people were injured Saturday afternoon, July 4, 2026, after a boat exploded at Schaefer’s Canal House and Marina near Chesapeake City in Cecil County, Maryland. Initial emergency calls came in just after 4:00 p.m. involving a 1988 Wellcraft 32-foot cruiser that...
Two Injured After Boat Explosion and Fire at Apalachicola Boat Ramp
At least two people were hospitalized Friday morning, July 3, 2026, after a boat exploded and caught fire at the Battery Park boat ramp in Apalachicola, Florida. According to Apalachicola Police Department, four adults and several children had just launched from the...

