A day of recreation turned harrowing on August 2, 2025, when a 22-foot Malibu runabout burst into flames roughly a mile north of the Bear Lake State Park Marina near Garden City, Utah. Four adults and two children jumped overboard as the fire spread, clinging to life...
Just before sunset on July 31, a Zodiac inflatable boat overturned in rough Lake Michigan surf off South Haven’s South Beach. Two occupants—both wearing life jackets—and their small craft were tossed into choppy water only yards from shore. Nearby surfers, boaters,...
Incident Summary Flames engulfed a 32-foot pleasure craft at the Port of Everett’s fuel dock around 10:35 a.m. on August 1, 2025. Four adults and a dog escaped; two people were treated for smoke inhalation. Fire crews doused the blaze within 30 minutes, sparing nearby...
Incident Overview On Sunday July 27, 2025, a pleasure craft burst into flames on North Carolina’s New River near Jacksonville Landing. Jacksonville Fire and Emergency Services quickly doused the blaze with deck-gun streams from Phillips Bridge, then towed the...
Two young girls were killed and several others seriously injured on July 28, 2025, when a commercial barge collided with a small sailboat during a youth sailing program in Biscayne Bay, near Miami Beach, Florida. The tragic crash occurred at approximately 11:15 a.m....
A 13-year-old boy suffered serious injuries in a boating accident Saturday, July 26, 2025, on Blue Marsh Lake in Pennsylvania. The incident, which involved a collision between a boat and a jet ski, occurred near the State Hill Boat Launch in Lower Heidelberg Township...
A deadly boating accident on the Colorado River claimed the life of a Southern California man on July 25, 2025, in an incident that has prompted a criminal investigation into suspected intoxicated boating. The crash occurred near Needles, California, and involved two...
A recreational boating trip in Florida’s Turtle Bay turned hazardous on the morning of July 26, 2025, when a fishing vessel caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames. The blaze prompted a multi-agency emergency response and left one person with burn injuries....
An afternoon at the docks turned dangerous on July 27, 2025, when a recreational boat exploded at the fuel dock in the Miss Croix Yacht Harbor in Prescott, Wisconsin. The blast injured multiple people and highlighted the serious risks associated with fueling and...
A serious boating accident along the Intracoastal Waterway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sent four individuals to the hospital on Friday evening, July 25, 2025, after a vessel crashed into a seawall and capsized near Northeast 42nd Street. According to officials, the...