The U.S. Coast Guard’s 2019 Recreational Boating Statistics are available now. Quick takeaways: compared to 2018, the number of accidents increased 0.6%; alcohol use continues to be the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents, and the top five primary contributing factors in accidents ranked are operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed, and alcohol.
Read the statistics at https://uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_statistics.php?fbclid=IwAR2EwX9WD6Et-ICVmMX54JGe_W-wvbjtgItdInLN6sGLq0iQjBUcio4nouY.