Boat accident

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - According to the Tampa Bay Times, a man lost his life in a boating accident at Boca Ciega Bay Friday. Jackson Philip Christman, 28, was operating a Carolina Skiff when he collided with a pylon. The collision launched Christman from the boat. He was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident. Crews recovered Christman's body Sunday morning. &...

TAMPA, FL - Two people were hurt when a boat collided with a concrete piling on US-41 Business over McKay Bay Tuesday, according to WTSP. Rescue crews with the Coast Guard and Hillsborough County Fire Department transported the two victims to an area hospital in stable condition. The incident is under investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...

TAMPA, FL - Two people were hurt when a boat collided with the 22nd Street Causeway Bridge Tuesday, according to WFLA. Rescue crews were called to the scene of the accident around 6 p.m. They transported two people to an area hospital in unknown condition. The incident is under investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Kemp, Ruge and Gre...

ST. PETERSBURG, FL - According to ABC Action News, two people were hurt in a boating accident near 4th Ave N and Sunset Dr N Tuesday. The operator of the boat collided with the seawall around 3 p.m. First responders transported one person to an area hospital in critical condition and treated the other person at the scene for minor injuries. The incident is under investigation by Fl...

CLEARWATER, FL - According to Patch, a person was hurt when two boats collided on Thursday near Clearwater Beach. The Coast Guard was dispatched to the scene of the accident around 7 a.m. When they arrived, they found four people wearing life jackets on the two vessels. One of the boats was 32 ft long and the other was 18 ft. The crew transported three people back to shore, where medical pe...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL - The Coast Guard said two men were rescued after their boat caught fire in the waters off St. Petersburg last week. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the blaze erupted on the 60-foot vessel as it was east of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge on Thursday. The boat owner made a call on the marine distress channel to report the engines had gone up in flames and all available ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL – A boating accident near the Dunedin Causeway over the weekend left one man severely injured, WFLA reports. 43-year-old Jose Rivera-Reyes was riding a Sea-Doo personal watercraft when he hit the back of a 28-foot Chaparral Bowrider at about 11:24 a.m. He was transported to Mease Hospital in Dunedin with what were described as life-threatening injuries. The operat...

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TAMPA, FL – Officials are investigating a boat collision in Tampa Bay Saturday morning that left seven people injured. Fox 13 News reports one of the boats capsized following the crash about two miles west of Manbirtee Key at about 8:30 a.m. The Coast Guard said heavy fog may have contributed to the incident. The injured boaters were pulled from the water by a good Samaritan and tran...

SARASOTA, FL – Police and emergency crews were on the scene of a boat accident in Sarasota over the weekend that sent three people to the hospital, according to WFLA. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said a 22-foot vessel was involved in the crash near Flamingo Avenue at about 4 p.m. Saturday. The boat struck a channel marker and a seawall, investi...