WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Wilson County authorities are searching for suspects following an armed robbery at a popular Mt. Juliet marina that injured two restaurant employees and led to a bystander’s death in the adjacent parking lot. Patrons at the Cedar Creek Marina described such a crime as rare amid the tight-knit boating community. […]
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New boaters collide on Chautauqua Lake, Sheriff says
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (WIVB) — No tickets were issued after two boats collided in Chautauqua County this weekend. On Sunday around 4:15 p.m., the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s office said two 20-year-old Panama, New York residents were operating personal watercraft near Prendergast Point. According to authorities, they were driving at moderate speeds but were circling each other. […]
FWC makes 9 arrests in Pensacola for drunk boaters during Memorial Day weekend
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers made 15 arrests over Memorial Day weekend for drunk boaters in its Northwest Region. Over the course of the three-day holiday weekend, FWC reported they removed 15 operators from boats in 16 counties spanning Escambia to Jackson County for boating under the influence. Nine of those arrests were […]
TPWD emphasizes need for boaters to “Clean, Drain and Dry”
May 24—AUSTIN — As we approach Memorial Day and summertime, Texans throughout the state will head to the water for fun and recreation. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department urges boaters and paddlers who enjoy the waterways to do their part to protect the Texas lakes we love from aquatic invasive species. “Memorial Day weekend […]
‘Playful’ sea creature rockets out of water next to boaters, California video shows
The people on the boat did not expect this. Yes, they were hoping to see a whale while on the water that day, but this encounter was special. A humpback whale, swimming close to the whale watchers’ boat off the California coast, was feeling whimsical. The group spotted the whale and, just as they thought […]
5 boaters rescued within 3 hours in Tampa Bay by Coast Guard
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Petersburg crew made five rescues within only a few hours on Saturday in the Tampa Bay area. The first call came in at 11:13 a.m. from four men near the Gandy Bridge whose 24-foot boat was sinking. Crews arrived to find their partially submerged boat […]
Boaters dumping trash in South Florida’s waters? Teens face felony charges
Two teen boaters are facing felony charges for pollution after they were caught on video dumping trash into the Atlantic Ocean during a South Florida boating party. The 16-year-old and 15-year-old boys from Palm Beach County were arrested Friday about a week after a drone video of the illegal dumping went viral online, according to […]
2 Teens Turn Themselves in After Video of Boaters Dumping Trash Into Ocean Goes Viral
“We want to extend our sincerest apologies to everyone who has been impacted and rightfully upset by what occurred,” shared one of the teen’s families Getty Boca Raton boats on May 12, 2013. Two teens turned themselves in after a video documenting them dumping trash in the ocean off Boca Raton, Fla., went viral, reports […]
2 boaters seen on viral video dumping trash overboard in Florida ocean are minors, an official says
Two boaters seen on a viral video dumping trash into the ocean off Florida are minors, and charges against them are imminent, a state official said Thursday. Attorneys for the juveniles have advised them not to cooperate with investigators, said Maj. Dustin Bonds, a south region commander with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, […]
Florida Boaters Caught on Video Dumping Trash Directly Into the Ocean
A group of Florida boaters were caught on camera dumping bins of trash directly into the water at Haulover Inlet in Florida. According to reports, it appears that the incident occurred during the Boca Bash on Sunday, April 28, an annual event that draws thousands of boaters, most of whom are there to party. The […]
Apex predator emerges as boaters stare in awe at fish’s ‘massive bite marks.’ See it
While navigating off the coast of western Australia, the crew of a charter boat spotted something obscure floating nearby. Intrigued, they maneuvered the vessel — a 75-foot catamaran filled with whale-watchers — closer to the mysterious object. As they drew near, the crew made out a chunk of flesh bobbing on the surface, which was […]