01-08-13 MINNEAPOLIS, MN House boat sinking off Nicollet Island kare11.com (01-09-13) Talk about your sinking feeling. The owner of a two-level house boat moored off Nicollet Island on the Mississippi River is on the hook for salvage and tow costs after the craft began taking on water Tue. morning (01-08). At this point part of the boat is underwater but it has not sunk. Part of the hull is encased in ice. A spokesperson for the Hennepin Co. Sheriff's Dept. says the boat's owner has been notified, and will be the one who has to pay to remove it from the river.
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01-12-13 MIAMI, FL Investigators to determine cause of fatal MacArthur Causeway boating accident miamiherald.com (01-13-13) Investigators on Sun. (01-13) were looking into the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman killed after the boat she was passenger in slammed into concrete pilings underneath the MacArthur Causeway bridge. Janette Africano, 35, of Hialeah, suffered severe blunt trauma to the head or body and died Sat. afternoon (01-12) after being rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center. An autopsy will determine the exact cause death. Africano and her boyfriend had been pleasure boating minutes before the 5 p.m. accident on the Intercostal Waterway near PortMiami. The accident occurred as the couple, traveling in an 18-ft. white and red boat, was heading south. As they approached the MacArthur Bridge, there was a cruise ship making a turn ahead of them. At that point, the couple decided to turn back north, said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino on Sun. But the currents near the bridge were rough and the couple began drifting toward the pilings. Africano may have stood up and tried to stop the boat from colliding. Somehow the boat violently slammed into the piling, fatally injuring her. Why the boat roared out of control is under investigation. The accident is considered “unusual because it involves a single boat and neither excessive speed nor alcohol appears to be a factor. No charges have been filed as of Sun. as investigators piece together what occurred. “We’re looking at every possible cause, including mechanical failure and the experience of the driver,” Pino said.
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01-12-13 CHARLESTON, SC 2 rescued from boat in Charleston harbor thestate.com (01-12-13) Authorities were able to rescue 2 people clinging to an overturned Jon boat in Charleston Harbor despite dense fog. Assistant Fire Chief Raymond Lloyd says the city's new fireboat was able to get to the victims early Sat. (01-12). Rescuers first used a PA system to make contact with the two, who are 22 and 23 y/o. A 911 caller had reported hearing a man and woman yelling from help from the harbor. The fog prevented the caller from seeing the two. The 2 were in the water for more than an hour before they were rescued. They were turned over to paramedics. The USCG retrieved their boat.
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01-11-13 AURELIUS, NY Two men escape Cayuga Lake without injuries after boat capsizes auburnpub.com (01-11-13) Two men emerged safely from the waters of Cayuga Lake Fri. morning (01-11) after the boat carrying both men capsized as they tried to retrieve a dropped paddle, state police reported. At 8:34 a.m., police and multiple other rescue and emergency agencies responded to a call that 2 men needed assistance on Cayuga Lake. According to police, Shawn L. Church, 38, of Port Byron, was in his boat hunting ducks at the north end of Cayuga Lake in an area known as the Mud Locks, a location between Cayuga Lake and the Seneca River. The address of the incident was 6817 River Road, Aurelius. Church was flagged down by fellow boater Thomas Young, 20, of Weedsport. Church drove his boat over to assist Young, and Young told Church that he had lost his boat paddle and asked for help locating it. Young got in Church's boat and in the Seneca River, south of the locks, a large wave hit Church's boat and it capsized. Church swam to shore and got help from New York State Canal System employees. Church, at that point, did not know Young's location. Emergency personnel were dispatched to locate Young. Shortly after, Young was located on the shore, having made it back to his boat, which then drifted to shore. Both men were evaluated by emergency medical personnel — Church at the scene and Young at Auburn Community Hospital. Neither of the men were injured.
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01-12-13 POMPANO BEACH, FL Boat catches fire; no injuries wsvn.com (01-12-13) Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to some smoke on the water Sat. morning (01-12). Smoke was seen coming out of a boat at 811 Southeast 13th Court in Pompano Beach.
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01-14-13 CURRITUCK, NC Body of NC man missing on canoe trip found wral.com (01-14-13) The body of a Elizabeth City man missing on a canoe trip for nearly a month has been found in Coinjock Bay. The Currituck Co. sheriff's office says 26-y/o Ricky Ballance was found around 12:30 p.m. Sun. (01-14) by one of his relatives. Sheriff Susan Johnson says deputies had been conducting a search earlier Sun. The body is being taken to the Regional Medical Examiner's Office in Greenville. Officials say Ballance launched his canoe Dec. 23 from a canal in the Maple community. Johnson says Balance had planned to go to his duck blind nearby. The USCG conducted a 12-hour search before suspending efforts on Christmas Eve. Ballance's canoe was found on the opposite side of the bay. Johnson says there is no indication of foul play.
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