Coast Guard Releases 2022 Boating Incident Statistics
Slight decrease in fatalities compared to 2021; 74% on vessels operated by skipper lacking safety instruction The U.S. Coast Guard reported that there were 636 boating fatalities nationwide in 2022, a 3.3 percent decrease from the 658 deaths in 2021. From 2021 to 2022, the total number of accidents decreased 9 percent (4,439 to 4,040),…