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RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITIES
Recreational Boating Fatalities (annual data)
2000 data are preliminary
Most fatalities, injuries, and accidents in water transportation involve
recreational boating. Most recreational boating is discretionary, and
the purpose of trips generally is to spend time on the water. The main
cause of recreational boating accidents is human error.
| Fatalities |
778 |
742 |
| Percent change from previous year |
-4.63 |
-4.54 |
* Preliminary estimate
NOTE: Recreational boats include motorboats, personal watercraft (e.g.,
jet skis), sailboats, houseboats, rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and some other
kinds of watercraft.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of
Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues).
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