Most Dangerous Boating Crafts in USA

MOST DANGEROUS BOATING CRAFTS IN USA Canoes Kayaks Personal watercraft Open motorboats Cabin motorboats Pontoon boats 200 1,049 2,220 336 127 casualties/year casualties/year casualties/year casualties/year casualties/year CONTRIBUTING FACTORS Excesive speed 473 31/425 Careless or reckless operation 552 Passenger or skier behavior Alcohol Operator inattention 391 492 47/ 458 145/341 628 33/445 47/436 Legend: 391 145/341 ACCIDENTS - INJURIES DEATHS Accidents Deaths Injuries Lakes, ponds, reservoir, dams and gravel pits 2,409 327 1,801 Rivers, streams and creeks 1,088 140 832 Bays, inlets, sounds 657 62 394 and harbors Open water 136 38 136 WATER BODIES Great lakes 106 20 50 Sourcei http://www.lawfirms.com/resources/personal-injury/maritime/maritime-injury-the-basics.htm