On September 9, 2025, at the Port of Long Beach (Pier G), about 67 containers toppled from the 2024-built containership Mississippi during discharge. Port officials reported no injuries. Several boxes splashed into the harbor while others struck a nearby clean-air...
Poor ventilation on small boats isn’t just uncomfortable—it can create a cascade of hazards, from toxic gases to explosive fuel vapors. In enclosed cabins, cuddy compartments, and engine spaces, stale air and trapped fumes turn a routine outing into a recreational...
On September 3, 2025, a 52-foot catamaran caught fire just off Spanish River Beach in Boca Raton, Florida. Boca Raton Fire Rescue responded and indicated the blaze may have started electrically near the vessel’s panel. Thick black smoke was visible from shore as crews...
On September 1, 2025, just before 9:30 a.m., a 2017 Nitro Z20 collided with the front bow of a 2022 Lund bass boat on the Grand River Arm (G-8 mile marker) of Truman Lake near Kansas City, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 64-year-old man...
On August 31, 2025, at about 11:08 p.m., two boats collided on Lake Hamilton in Garland County, Arkansas. According to the Garland County Sheriff’s Office, six people were involved. Three individuals were transported to area hospitals for treatment, and three were...
On September 1, 2025, just before 3 p.m., a large pleasure boat caught fire on the Allegheny River near the Allegheny River Turnpike Bridge between Harmar Township’s Harmarville neighborhood and Oakmont, Pennsylvania. According to Allegheny County officials, one...
On August 30, 2025, just after 4 a.m., a large private yacht caught fire at Coquina Harbour in Little River, South Carolina, about 30 minutes from Myrtle Beach. According to Horry County Fire Rescue, firefighters arrived to find the vessel fully in flames and called...
On August 31, 2025, around 7 p.m., a boat carrying five people struck a dock on Eagle Mountain Lake near Azle, Texas. According to the Tarrant Regional Water District, two children were transported to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth with serious injuries,...
On August 31, 2025, in West Grand Traverse Bay (West Bay) near Traverse City, Michigan, a 26-foot boat was reportedly struck by a pontoon traveling north without navigation lights at about 1:22 a.m. According to the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office, the pontoon...
A weekend outing on Flagstaff Lake ended in tragedy on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at about 1:30 p.m. near the Cathedral Pines Campground beach in Eustis, Maine. According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, seven people were aboard an 18-foot...