Boat Accidents
What should you do if you are involved in a boating accident?
Boating accidents often require a report to be given to either a state agency regulating boats and/or the United States Coast Guard. If the boat operator is involved in a collision with another boat or an "allision," a collision with a fixed object or non-moving vessel, he or she should contact the state agency regulating boats immediately to ascertain if a report is required. Failing to remain on the scene, render aid, and report the boating accident to an appropriate law enforcement agency in a timely manner is a crime. If an injury was caused or property damage was incurred, the appropriate insurance companies should be contacted. If someone else was responsible for the collision, contact our experienced boat accident attorneys as soon as possible.
If you or a loved one has suffered an injury or death as the result of a boat accident, call VanDerGinst Law at 1-866-843-7367 or click here for a FREE online case evaluation. The initial consultation is free of charge. If we agree to handle your injury case, we will work on a contingency fee basis, which means we get paid for our services only if, and when, there is a money recovery for you. In many cases a lawsuit must be filed before an applicable expiration date, known as a statute of limitations. So please call right away to ensure that you do not waive your right to possible compensation.
Links on the Web
 NYT > Boats and Boating - Search for '"Accidents and Safety"'News about boats and boating, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. |
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| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:39:10 PM A GRIM END FOR AN ATTEMPT BY SOMALIS AT A NEW LIFE Photo of bodies on Yemen beach; about 80 people drowned when boat carrying 126 refugees from Somalia tried to escape that country by crossing Gulf of Aden Click here to read this Boat Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:39:10 PM WORLD BRIEFING | AFRICA; Senegal: Spanish Ship Returns Migrant Boat Survivor Lone survivor from voyage of African migrants in which around 50 died after three weeks lost at sea trying to get to Spain's Canary Islands is put ashore in Dakar, Senegal, by Spanish hospital ship Click here to read this Boat Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:39:10 PM Two Dead in Bay After Boat Clips Tug?s Tow Cable A boat that capsized after turning into a tugboat?s tow cable had apparently ignored the tugboat?s warning blasts from its horn and its light shining on the cable, the Coast Guard said. Click here to read this Boat Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:39:10 PM WORLD BRIEFING | THE AMERICAS; Mexico: 24 Suspected Migrants Found Dead On Coast Bodies of two dozen people wash ashore in southern Mexico after emergency officials received reports that boat carrying Central American migrants had capsized in Pacific Click here to read this Boat Accidents news article. |
| Tuesday 08th of July 2008 10:39:10 PM River Watchers, Tackling Speeders and Thin Budgets Boat Accidents news and personal injury law information. Click here to read this Boat Accidents news article. |
