What Happened The owner of the HMS Bounty declined to testify at a hearing to examine what led the ship to sink during Hurricane Sandy. A federal safety panel began a two week hearing on February 12, 2013. The HMS Bounty was an 18th-century replica built for the 1962 film “Mutiny on the Bounty.” The…
What Happened: Seven boaters were injured at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri (MI). The driver and six passengers were hurt by the boat slamming from side to side after going over a wake. Five passengers were taken for treatment of minor to moderate injuries. http://wtkr.com/2012/09/06/graphic-video-boaters-hurt-when-crossing-wake-at-high-speed/ The Virginia Injury Lawyer’s Perspective: As an experienced…
One Virginia family’s Labor Day started tragically when a man was killed in a boating accident in Tennessee before noon on September 3, 2012. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, William Cantrell was in a fishing boat with Timothy Cantrell when they collided with another fishing boat in Hamblen County, TN. William Cantrell, of…
A Maryland state delegate has admitted to being drunk while at the wheel of a power boat that crashed into another craft on the Magothy River in Anne Arundel County, MD, on August 22, 2012. The Washington Post reported that testing done after the accident showed that Donald Dwyer Jr. had a BAC twice the…
What Happened: A boat accident involving a 25-foot recreational fishing vessel occurred on Tangier Island. The fishing vessel reportedly hit a steel channel marker that was not lit. The collision caused serious damage and led to the death of a 37-year-old man. The individual navigating the vessel suffered a broken arm, according to delmarvanow.com. All channel…