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Sunday, 22. November 2009

Boat Owner Alleges Ethanol Damage In Lawsuit (Highlands Today) Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:19:03 GMT
A Highlands County man has sued five of the nation's biggest oil companies, alleging one sold 10 percent ethanol fuel that damaged his boat's engine.

Boat owner sues over damage from ethanol (Miami Herald) Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:29:35 GMT
Highlands County boat owner Erick Kelecseny, whose boat engine and fuel tank were damaged by ethanol-blended gas, has sued major gasoline manufacturers for peddling the blended fuel without warning consumers about its potentially harmful effects.

Friends fill church to honor boat owner who died on river (The Star-Ledger) Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:41:04 GMT
Just one month ago, Robert Post and his wife, Bonnie, celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary aboard their boat. Post had enlisted their two sons to set up a candlelit table on the 17-foot craft, and the boys cooked and served lobsters and fried shrimp.

Gulfport Harbor Project Concerns Large Boat Owners (WLOX-TV Biloxi) Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:43:46 GMT
GULFPORT, MS (WLOX) - Gulfport's new small craft harbor will have 318 boat slips, and six piers. The length of those piers are causing some controversy. Engineers designed the piers to stretch across much of the harbor area.

Boat owner steps forward after fatal crash (The Record) Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:29:43 GMT
BRICK TOWNSHIP - Authorities on Monday tracked down a boat believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Metedeconk River. The 27-foot Imperial speed boat was damaged when authorities found it in a private garage at a Brick Township home, New Jersey State Police spokesmen said.

Palm City man whose $200,000 boat and trailer were stolen urges boat owners to get proper insurance (Stuart News) Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:27:45 GMT
A local boat owner is urging his fellow mariners to make sure they have proper insurance for their vessel after his boat and trailer worth more than $200,000 were stolen.

South Florida: Boat owner suing city for losing vessel after Wilma (Sun-Sentinel) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:16:46 GMT
Robert Hauptfuhrer, a boat owner who lived aboard his cruising trimaran vessel at the Delray Beach Marina until Hurricane Wilma in 2005, recently sued the city for losing his boat after the storm.

Theft warning to lake boat owners (BBC News) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:40:41 GMT
Boat owners and people living near Windermere in the Lake District are warned to be vigilant after a spate of thefts.

Alternatives take some hassles out of boat ownership (The Wilmington Star-News) Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:45:24 GMT
When previously landlocked retirees finally get a chance to live near the water, they dream about cruising up and down the Intracoastal Waterway, fishing in the ocean and sailing up the Cape Fear River, so they decide to buy a boat.And therein lies the problem. They can't find a boat that will let them do all of those things.

New England Boat Owners Wary Of Ethanol Blended Fuel (WCSH 6 Portland) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:58:53 GMT
BELGRADE LAKES (AP) -- With boating season getting into full swing, some boat and marina owners are less worried about the cost of gas than the type of fuel that's going into their fuel tanks.

Judge releases boat owner after accident that killed four men (2:30 p.m.) (The Record) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:26:29 GMT
STOCKTON – No charges were filed today against an Oakland man operating a 14-foot aluminum fishing boat that sank early Sunday near Tracy causing four passengers to drown.

TAIC to speak with boat owners over Picton collision (Newstalk ZB via Yahoo!Xtra News) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:04:13 GMT
Investigators say the owners of a boat which was in a fatal collision with an ex-naval vessel are cooperating with their inquiry.

Corp. wins suit against sunken-boat owner (Cape Cod Times) Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:51:44 GMT
A judge has awarded the Provincetown Public Pier Corporation $11,328 in its civil complaint against the owner of the sunken fishing boat Chico and Jess fishing vessel, a court official said.

Boat House Accident Sinks Summer For Some Boat Owners (KLTV 7 Tyler) Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:18:09 GMT
Summer fun on the lake has been put on hold for about a dozen East Texas boat owners. Sunday night, a boat house collapsed at Lake Tyler Marina, and a Smith County game warden narrowly escaped injury

Boat owner jailed over high-speed crash (Narromine News) Wed, 28 May 2008 08:46:50 GMT
A man who crashed his sports boat at high speed, killing his best friend, has been jailed. Scott Edward Hammett, 37, was sentenced in Brisbane District Court today to five months jail over the 2005 Gold Coast accident which claimed the life of father of eight Robert Laird.

Fire safety plea to boat owners (BBC News) Sun, 25 May 2008 10:45:14 GMT
Boat owners are being urged to follow fire safety advice after three fatal fires in West Sussex last year.

Warning to boat owners after man drowned (Irish Examiner) Tue, 20 May 2008 23:49:13 GMT
PASSENGER boat owners have been urged to carry out thorough risk assessments on their vessels and ensure there are clear safety announcements after a man fell through a guard chain and drowned during a trip on Lough Derg.

Man who died at Lake Powell can sue boat owners (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix) Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:33:14 GMT
The family of an Omaha man who drowned in an Arizona lake will get another chance to argue that the owners of the boat he was swimming near were negligent.

Many boat owners struggling to jump ship (Boston Globe) Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:54:47 GMT
In the middle of the long, cold New England winter, a boat - even a simple one sitting in the driveway - offers promise. If you can make it, if you can survive the winter and then the long, insufferable spring, which doesn't feel much like spring, then you can get away from all this. You can go where just ...

Ferryboat owner drowns chasing runaway boat (Japan Update) Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:01:11 GMT
A 50-year-old ferryboat owner has drowned while trying to swim to his boat, which had broken free of its moorings at Miyakojima City. Kouka Uechi saw his boat come loose and untied from its mooring point at Taira’s Shimosaki breakwater, then get carried to sea by the waves.