Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) says a collision between a jet ski with two aboard and a 28-foot vessel with four aboard occurred Saturday in the channel of Pine Island Sound near Captiva Pass. One person from the personal watercraft was...
On August 30, 2025, around 1:17 p.m., multiple agencies responded to a yacht fire at the mouth of the St. Mary’s River where it meets the Potomac near Piney Point, Maryland. Dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting two people in the water and a 40-foot Viking...
Incident description On August 22, 2025, in Beaufort County, North Carolina, a 25-foot boat struck a jet ski on the Pamlico River near the Mimosa Shores area of Washington. Two teens were on the jet ski. A 13-year-old passenger died from injuries. The 14-year-old...
Incident Description On Sunday morning, August 24, 2025, in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, a 27-foot Robalo encountered a large wake near ICW Marker 116 in Barnegat Bay. As a result of the impact with the wake, both occupants were thrown into the water. The...
Incident description On August 23, 2025, off Salisbury Beach, Massachusetts, a 47-foot boat left Salisbury Marina and began taking on water near the mouth of the Merrimack River shortly after 4 p.m. Two people went overboard as the vessel capsized. The U.S. Coast...
On August 19, 2025, in Redfish Bay, Texas, a single occupant was rescued after his small boat capsized near Corpus Christi. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi watchstanders received a 3:00 p.m. distress call from TowBoatUS and launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from...
Incident description On August 18, 2025, Missouri authorities responded to a fatal two-vessel collision on Table Rock Lake’s Kings River arm near Viola. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a southbound 2015 Regal open motorboat struck a northbound jon boat...
Incident description (Florida • August 19, 2025): Around 3:00 a.m. in Jacksonville, Florida, a vessel allided with the Main Street Bridge, damaging electrical components used to raise the span. FDOT reopened the bridge to vehicle traffic later in the day, but marine...
On August 18, 2025, in Maryland, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier W-Sapphire reported a fire and apparent explosion. At the time, the vessel was outbound in Baltimore Harbor near the Francis Scott Key Bridge site transporting a cargo of coal. All 23 crewmembers and...
Authorities say an aluminum fishing vessel collided with a commercial tug near Florence Harbor on Pickwick Lake around 9:15 p.m. Saturday, August 16, 2025. Reports indicate two passengers from the smaller boat went overboard following the impact. One person was...