Florida officials urge boating safety
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Florida’s increasingly crowded waterways had 694 “reportable” boating accidents in 2025, up from 685 in 2024, according to a state report released Monday.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida leads the nation in boating fatalities, according to the 2024 Boating Accident Statistical Report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The 2024 Boating ...
A new state report shows Florida recorded 694 reportable boating accidents in 2025, with officials pointing to increasingly congested waterways.
Everyone born after January 1, 1988, must have a Boating Safety Education ID Card to legally operate a boat of 10 or more horsepower on Florida waters. So, as of this writing, if you are 37 or younger, you need the card showing that you’ve passed a ...
Personal watercraft were a notable slice of that danger, with 161 reported crashes and 12 deaths involving PWCs. Those figures come from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s latest Boating Accident Statistical Report,
An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward Wednesday in the Senate. But while the Senate bill has cleared two committees ...
The Florida Legislature passed Lucy's Law. Lucy's Law awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature to become law. The bill stiffens penalties for boating infractions, but doesn't require mandatory education. The parents of a girl who died in a boating crash ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — A recently released state report states that boating crashes in Florida are on the rise. According to the report, 685 accidents happened in Florida last year. That’s 26 more than in 2023. The accidents resulted in 81 deaths, which is 22 ...
TALLAHASSEE — An effort to impose stricter penalties on reckless boaters, spurred by a 2022 crash in the Florida Keys that resulted in the death of a 17-year-old girl, continued moving forward Wednesday in the Senate. But while the Senate bill has ...