- Collisions with other vessels is most dangerous for boaters: The highest percentage of boating accident deaths and injuries involve crashes between two watercraft.
- Collisions with fixed objects can cause serious damages: When boaters collide with buoys, rocks, jetties, and other immovable objects, passengers are often seriously hurt.
- Flooding and swamping of a boat can happen in good weather from other boaters or marina activities: A boat is swamped by water coming in over the side, often from large waves. Wake from a larger boat can swamp and damage small recreational vessels.
- Grounding can come out of nowhere and escalate quickly with high damages and risk to passengers and to the vessel: Grounding occurs when the boat runs aground on a reef, rock, or pilings. Grounding can cause enough hull damage to sink the craft.
- Overboard falls: Passengers can fall overboard because of unexpected changes in speed, or movement of the boat.
Injured on the Ohio River or a Kentucky lake? Boating accident claims involve their own rules on liability and insurance. Read the full guide: Louisville Boating Accident Lawyer · Common boating accident questions
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