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Comment on NTSB findings

After rushing off to do some towing the other day, I now have time to put some comments down in enk (electronic ink). First, here is the link to the NTSB one page synopsis of the pending full accident report (which is due out in a few weeks): http://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/2011/sandiego_ca/synopsis.html The NTSB clearly lays the blame [...]

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July 17, 2011 Read the full article →

NTSB Blames USCG in San Diego collision

NTSB says USCG patrol boat’s speed was “excessive”. The National Transportation Safety Board yesterday determined that the probable cause of a 2009 collision in San Diego Bay between a United States Coast Guard patrol boat and a recreational motorboat was due to the excessive speed of the Coast Guard boat in nighttime conditions in an [...]

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July 13, 2011 Read the full article →

Police Boat Rescued By Helicopter

Police Boat Rescued From Niagara River By Helicopter | digtriad.com. The [police] boat got stuck on Saturday when two Parks Police officers got lost in the fog, during a rescue mission. Great video of an Army Helicopter lifting a police boat out of the Niagara River. Not much in the story about how the police [...]

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June 26, 2011 Read the full article →

Lost Boaters Found with BoatUS Towing App

More “Lost” Boaters Found with BoatUS Towing App. TowBoatUS Ocean City’s Capt. Patti Kearney says, “We solved the problem by advising the boaters to download the BoatUS Smart Phone App.” Once the couple completed this easy task, the BoatUS dispatcher was automatically provided the vessel’s precise latitude and longitude information, and Capt. Kearney was able to [...]

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June 18, 2011 Read the full article →

2010 Boating Accidents Report

Every year, the U.S. Coast Guard compiles statistics on reported recreational boating accidents. These statistics are derived from accident reports that are filed by the owners / operators of recreational vessels involved in accidents. The fifty states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia submit accident report data to the Coast Guard for inclusion [...]

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June 17, 2011 Read the full article →

Stepped-Up Security Checks Anger Boaters – NYTimes.com

Stepped-Up Security Checks on Hudson Anger Boaters – NYTimes.com. “It feels like every agency and municipality on the Hudson has a boat, and they’re all out there trying to justify themselves by finding someone doing something wrong. It’s just gotten out of control.” Yet, it seems like every agency and municipality in the country has [...]

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June 11, 2011 Read the full article →

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