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What is the main cause of most fatal boating accidents According to U.S. Coast Guard statistics?
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poor operator judgment and lack of awareness.
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Do you report boating accidents to the coast guard?
Yes ... any and all accidents regardless of how minor you may think they are. Accidents at sea (or in a lake) are a very serious matter.
According to the us coast guard what is the main cause of most fatal boating accidents?
In 2011 the USCG reported 4588 accidents that involved 758 deaths.70% of those fatalities drowned and of those, 84% were NOT wearing their life jackets.Alcohol use is the leading contributing factor in fatal boating : it was listed as the leading factor in 16% of the deaths.For ALL the facts the USCG recorded in 2011 and years previous you can go to the link I provided below.
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