Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida leads the nation in boating fatalities, according to the 2024 Boating Accident Statistical Report from the Florida Fish ...

A bill that came about after a boat pilot was charged initially with only minor misdemeanors in a crash that took the life of a 17-year-old Miami girl overwhelmingly passed the Florida Legislature ...

The city of Sarasota — hugging its namesake bay and dotted with numerous waterfront homes and restaurants — reclaimed the No.

Florida boating incidents increased, and deaths rose 37% between 2023 and 2024. Florida's Boater Freedom Act, now in effect, restricts law enforcement's ability to conduct random boat safety checks.

The Florida Legislature passed Lucy's Law. Lucy's Law awaits Gov. Ron DeSantis' signature to become law. The bill stiffens penalties for boating infractions, but doesn't require mandatory education.

Starting Tuesday, boat operators can face stricter penalties if they flee accidents, don't provide assistance to other people or provide false information to first responders. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed ...

You don't need a license to go boating in the state of Florida. However, if your birthdate is after the year 1988, you must complete a boating safety course. This helps provide some useful training ...

Three people have died and one is in critical but stable condition after a catamaran flipped Saturday, Nov. 29, on the Caloosahatchee River on the southwest Gulf Coast between Cape Coral and Fort ...

FILE: Damage to the 29-foot Robalo piloted by George Pino, who crashed his boat into a concrete channel marker in Biscayne Bay on Sept. 4, 2022. The boat crash led to the death of Luciana ‘Lucy’ ...

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine — Three people from Maine were killed over the weekend in a boating accident in Florida. A fourth person, also from the same group, survived but remains in critical condition.

Seven Florida towns were listed among the top 15 best small towns for crowd-free boating in the U.S. by BoatBooker. BoatBooker focused on towns with fewer than 20,000 residents near bodies of water ...