Boating News

A teenager was treated at the hospital after she was injured in a boating accident on Baboosic Lake on Friday night, authorities said.

The law changes will mean stricter penalties for boaters operating under the influence and more authority for marine law enforcement.

This sign is posted at a boat launch on Lake Lanier where boating accidents claimed the lives of three children last summer in Buford, Ga.

A West Palm Police Officer and his 13-year-old son are safe after being stranded in the Everglades Friday afternoon.

The state medical examiner's office has ruled the deaths of two people who died in a Grand Lake boating crash an accident, a spokesperson said on Friday.

A group of students from Central High School board a boat at the Coast Guard Station in Grand Haven during a safe boating event to kick off National Safe Boating Week on Friday, May 17, 2013.

The biggest change makes BUI a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine.

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It doesn't officially begin until Saturday, but North Okanagan conservation officers got a head start alerting area boaters to National Safe Boating Week.

Five of seven open. West ramp in the Boulder Bluff area and one east of Shady Creek Marina are closed.

A group of boaters get ready for a trip on the Ogeechee River Wednesday morning.

Dean Heard/Submitted photo Young sailors with boating experience demonstrated how to use the 13 Optis, 6 420s and 2 Laser sailboats at the Marco Island Community Sailing Center open house on Saturday.

The start of the long Memorial Day weekend is now just over a week away. So the "unofficial" start of the local boating season is almost here.

The "On the Road, On the Water, Don't Drink and Drive" campaign is about to start its third year of discouraging drunken driving and boating.

One of the most common problems that can plague those who have undergone mastectomies -- such as actress Angelina Jolie -- is lymphedema, a painful swelling of the arm.

National Safe Boating Week begins this weekend, and folks over at the U.S. Coast Guard station in Port Aransas are kicking it off with an open house celebration.

The Grand River Dam Authority is investigating a boat collision on Grand Lake that killed two people early Tuesday evening.

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Under a new Georgia law that goes into effect today, a person driving a boat with a blood alcohol content of .08 will be charged with boating under the influence.

It's official: As of Wednesday , a new Georgia law regarding the Boating Under the Influence legal limit and other boating safety regulations is in effect.