INTERNATIONAL Marine News
The inaugural World Boating Day attracted almost 50 events globally
The Superyacht Life Foundation coordinated the new initiative, which was celebrated from 25 to 26 May. The foundation says World Boating Day is a non-profit campaign comprising many local open days across the globe, aiming to foster a greater understanding of the leisure boating industry and help attract more talent to safeguard its future.
Massimo Casoni, General Manager of Benetti, said: “We are very pleased to have participated in the first edition of World Boating Day, especially given the enthusiasm shown by the public from the very beginning.”
Companies in nine different countries - Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Turkey, France, the UK, Croatia, and the Isle of Man - organised local events, inviting people and their communities to join the celebrations.
Eva Janique, Marketing Director at West Istanbul Marina, added: “We loved feeling connected to other marinas, yacht manufacturers, and boatyards around the globe from afar. We’re grateful to have been able to take part in the first-ever World Boating Day and encourage all lovers of leisure boating to connect, even from opposite sides of the world.”
US Coast Guard reveals top 5 reasons for boating accidents in 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard has released the 2023 calendar year statistics on recreational boating incidents, reporting a decrease in fatalities and incidents, and revealing the top reasons for accidents.
Fatalities fell by 11.3 per cent to 564 from 636 in 2022, while overall incidents decreased by 4.9 per cent from 4,040 to 3,844. Non-fatal injuries also declined by 4.3 per cent from 2,222 to 2,126.
The top five primary contributing factors in accidents were operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed, and machinery failure. However, alcohol continued to be the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents in 2023, accounting for 79 deaths, or 17 per cent of total fatalities.
The U.S. Coast Guard data also shows that in 2023, the fatality rate was 4.9 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels, a 9.3 per cent decrease from last year’s rate of 5.4 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels. (In 1971, when the Safe Boating Act was first passed, the rate was 20.6 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels.) Overall, property damage totalled $63 million.
Drowning accounted for 75 per cent of deaths, with 87 per cent of those victims not wearing life jackets. The Coast Guard reminds boaters to wear serviceable, properly sized and correctly fastened life jackets.
12 | ISSUE 109 | SEP 2024 | THE REPORT
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