Table 1,,,
Types of Recreational Boating Accidents: 2000,,,
Accident type,Accidents,Injuries,Fatalities
Collision with vessel,"2,706","1,413",67
Collision with fixed object,851,484,42
Falls overboard,610,434,213
Capsizing,502,207,205
Grounding,494,257,8
Skier mishap,442,459,4
Flooding/swamping,419,61,47
Fall in boat,316,327,5
Struck submerged object,199,41,7
Sinking,187,40,22
Fire/explosion (fuel),183,93,2
Struck by boat,157,131,5
Collision with floating object,151,73,9
Fire/explosion (other than fuel),116,25,7
Struck by motor/propeller,88,86,3
Carbon monoxide,8,19,3
Other and unknown,311,205,52
Totals,"7,740","4,355",701
"SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics 2000 (Washington, DC: 2001); and personal communication, Apr. 29, 2002.",,,
,,,
,,,