Boating Accidents

Summer is the perfect time to be out on the water. The weather is great for swimming, skiing, fishing, or just cruising around. But the weather doesn’t always stay great, some of those activities can be dangerous, and a few adult beverages can ruin everyone’s day. So,...

‘I don’t have all the details, but to answer your question, no,’ Jim Pattison Jr., president of Ripley Entertainment, told CBS This Morning. ‘It shouldn’t have been in the water if, if what happened, happened.’ What happened is one of Pattison’s amphibious duck boats...

If someone gets drunk while cruising around in their boat, runs from the authorities, and kills an innocent boater nearby, you’d expect that genius to get serious jail time. But you might not think of punishing the officers who chased him as well. In a wrongful death...

Boats, many of which lack brakes, seat belts, and airbags, can be just as dangerous as cars. And a recent lawsuit in Washington details just how dangerous they can be. The surviving family members of a man who drowned in a boating accident at Lake Coeur d’Alene last...