"Table 4-4
Type of Boating Accidents, 1995–2000",,,,,,
Accident type,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000
Collison with another vessel,"2,687","2,639","2,581","2,837","2,729","2,706"
Collison with fixed object,584,580,623,833,881,851
Falls overboard,660,648,669,662,624,610
Capsizing,520,471,496,569,549,502
Grounding,360,363,383,472,507,494
Flooding/swamping,236,295,323,439,460,419
Skier mishap,346,378,445,497,450,442
Falls within boat,219,316,319,343,352,316
Fire/explosion (fuel),204,190,160,202,222,183
Sinking,210,202,177,243,220,187
Collison with floating object,201,203,206,172,172,151
Struck submerged object,100,110,135,165,161,199
Fire/explosion (other than fuel),42,72,78,110,141,116
Struck by boat,185,147,133,142,132,157
Struck by motor or propellor,117,119,123,101,99,88
Other/unknown,"1,348","1,293","1,196",274,232,260
Total,"8,019","8,026","8,047","8,061","7,931","7,740"
NOTES: Type of accident refers only to the first event that occurred. Some accidents involve more than one event. A grounding followed by a sinking is counted only as a grounding.,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics – 2000, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/ saf/pdf/boating_statistics_2000.pdf as of October 2001.",,,,,,
"• Of the 47,824 recreational boating accidents that occurred from 1995 through 2000, about 34 percent (16,179) involved collisions with another vessel. This is followed by collisons with fixed objects and falls overboard. The top three types of boating accidents have remained the top three for the last 6 years.",,,,,,