Boating Deaths Down
Boating deaths in Michigan and across the U.S.A. are down
significantly despite more people than ever on the water. The most current data available from the U.S. Coast Guard shows Michigan fatalities in 2003 at 29 – down from 38 in 2002.
Boating deaths across the USA are at the lowest level in 40 years. In 2000, national fatalities dropped 5% to 698 over the previous year. Fatalities dropped again in 2001 to 676. At the same time, registered watercraft continued to increase. “While there are fluctuations every year, by and large, boating is getting safer,” said MBIA President Van Snider. “As an aggregate, boat registrations continue to go up
while fatalities go down.”
In 1987 there were 9,963.696 registered boats in the USA, and approximately 1000 fatalities that is 1 in every 10,000 boaters. In 2001, there were 12,876,346 boats registered in the USA and 676 fatalities – that is 1 in every 19,000 boaters. “ Michigan’s history reflects the same trends.
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