2019 Recreational Boating Statistics COMDTPUB P16754.33 U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety Introduction & Executive Summary Commandant United States Coast Guard U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Washington, DC 20593-7501 Staff Symbol: CG-BSX-21 Phone: (202) 372-1062 Email: Susan.M.Weber@uscg.mil United States Coast Guard COMDTPUB P16754.33 4 June 2020 COMMANDANT PUBLICATION P16754.33 FOREWORD Under the authority of Title 46, United States Code, the Inspections & Compliance Directorate has been delegated the responsibility to collect, analyze, and annually publish statistical information obtained from recreational boat numbering and casualty reporting systems. Within the Directorate, the Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety, Boating Safety Division has National Recreational Boating Safety Program responsibility. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019, the 61st annual report, contains statistics on recreational boating accidents and state vessel registration. This publication is a result of the coordinated effort of the Coast Guard and those states and territories that have Federally-approved boat numbering and casualty reporting systems. These include all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 may be copied and distributed freely in the interest of boating safety. For questions and suggestions regarding content, use the address, telephone number, or email address at the top of this page. For an electronic copy, visit the Boating Safety Division website at www.uscgboating.org. DAVID C. BARATA /s/ Captain, U.S. Coast Guard Director of Inspections & Compliance DISTRIBUTION --– SDL No. 170 a b c X X d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z X X A B X C D X X X X E X X X X F G H NON-STANDARD DISTRIBUTION: Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 2 Introduction & Executive Summary Table of Contents Introduction 2019 Executive Summary Mission and Strategic Plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program Overview of Statistics Major Changes to the Publication Accident Reporting as Required by Federal Law Casualty and Accident Reporting Guidelines “Reportable” Boating Accidents “Non-Reportable” Boating Accidents Use of Statistics 6-7 8 8 9 9-10 10 10 10-12 13-14 Accident Causes and Conditions Section with Explanation Figure 1 Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month (graph) Table 4 Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month Figure 2 Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Time Period Table 4a Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Time Period Table 5 Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties Table 6 Machinery & Equipment Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties Figure 3 Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents Figure 4 Primary Contributing Factor of Deaths Figure 5 Primary Contributing Factor of Injuries Table 7 Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Contributing Factor Table 8 Alcohol Use as a Contributing Factor in Accidents & Casualties by State 15-19 Table 9 Vessel Operation at the Time of Accident Table 10 Vessel Activity at the Time of Accident Table 11 Weather & Water Conditions Table 12 Time Related Data Table 13 Vessel Information Table 14 Rental Status of Vessels Involved in Accidents Figure 6 Number of Deaths by Vessel Length Table 15 Number & Percent of Deaths by Vessel Length 16-17 18 18 19 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 32 Accident Types Section with Explanation Table 16 Accident, Vessel & Casualty Numbers by Primary Accident Type Table 17 Frequency of Accident Types in Accidents & Casualties Nationwide Table 18 Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Length & Primary Accident Type Table 19 Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Accident Type Table 20 Number of Vessels in Accidents by Primary Accident Type & Propulsion Type Table 21 Number of Vessels with Propellers by Primary Accident Type & Engine Type 34-35 36 37-40 41 42 43 43 Operator/Passenger Information Section with Explanation Table 22 Operator Information Table 23 Number of Deaths by Type of Operator Boating Instruction Figure 7 Percent of Deaths by Known Operator Instruction Table 24 Number of Deaths by Vessel Type Figure 8 Number of Deaths by Vessel Type (graph) Figure 9 Percent of Deaths by Vessel Type, 2005-2019 (graph) Table 25 Percent of Deaths by Vessel Type, 2005-2019 Table 26 Number of Deceased Victims by Age & Vessel Type Figure 9a Percent of Deceased Victims by Age and Vessel Type Figure 9b Percent of Injured Victims by Age and Vessel Type Table 27 Number of Injured Victims by Age & Vessel Type Table 28 Nature of Primary Injury Type by Area of Injury Figure 10 Number of Injured Victims under Age 18 by Age Group & Injury Type on PWCs 45 46 47 47 48 48 49 49 50 51 51 52 53 53 Casualty Summary Data Section with Explanation Figure 11 Deaths, Injuries & Accidents by Year, 2000-2019 (graph) Table 29 Deaths, Injuries, & Accidents by Year, 2000-2019 55 56 56 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 3 Introduction & Executive Summary Table 30 Figure 12 Figure 12a Figure 12b Figure 12c Figure 13 Table 31 Figure 14 Table 32 Table 33 Table 34 Table 35 Accident, Casualty & Damage Data by State Distribution of 2019 Deaths by State Fatal Accidents by Location– Continental U.S. Fatal Accidents by Location– Alaska Fatal Accidents by Location– Hawaii Annual Recreational Boating Fatality Rates 2000-2019 (graph) Annual Recreational Boating Fatality Rates 2000-2019 States Coded by their 2019 Fatality Rate Five-year Summary of Selected Accident Data by State Number of Accidents by Primary Accident Type & State Number of Injured Victims by Primary Injury & Vessel Type Number of Fatal Victims by Life Jacket Wear, Cause of Death, & Vessel Type 57 58 59 60 60 61 61 62 63 64-65 66 66 Registration Data Section with Explanation Table 36 Recreational Vessels Registered by Year, 1985-2019 Figure 15 Recreational Vessels Registered by Year, 1985-2019 (graph) Table 37 Recreational Vessel Registration by Length & Means of Propulsion Table 38 Recreational Vessel Registration Data by State Figure 16 Distribution of 2019 Recreational Vessel Registration by State 68 69 69 70 71 72 Boating Accident Report Form Glossary of Terms Glossary of State Codes 73-78 79-82 83 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 4 Introduction & Executive Summary Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 4a Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Table 11 Table 12 Table 13 Table 14 Table 15 Table 16 Table 17 Table 18 Table 19 Table 20 Table 21 Table 22 Table 23 Table 24 Table 25 Table 26 Table 27 Table 28 Table 29 Table 30 Table 31 Table 32 Table 33 Table 34 Table 35 Table 36 Table 37 Table 38 List of Tables 2019 Executive Summary News Media and Federally-sourced Accidents and Casualties Non-Reportable Scenarios with their Casualty Count Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Time Period Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties Machinery & Equipment Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Contributing Factor Alcohol Use as a Contributing Factor in Accidents & Casualties by State 15-19 Vessel Operation at the Time of Accident Vessel Activity at the Time of Accident Weather & Water Conditions Time Related Data Vessel Information Rental Status of Vessels Involved in Accidents Number and Percent of Deaths by Vessel Length Accident, Vessel & Casualty Numbers by Primary Accident Type Frequency of Accident Types in Accidents & Casualties Nationwide Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Length & Primary Accident Type Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Accident Type Number of Vessels in Accidents by Primary Accident Type & Propulsion Type Number of Vessels with Propellers by Primary Accident Type & Engine Type Operator Information Number of Deaths by Type of Operator Boating Instruction Number of Deaths by Vessel Type Percent of Deaths by Vessel Type, 2005-2019 Number of Deceased Victims by Age & Vessel Type Number of Injured Victims by Age & Vessel Type Nature of Primary Injury Type by Area of Injury Deaths, Injuries, & Accidents by Year, 2000-2019 Accident, Casualty & Damage Data by State Annual Recreational Boating Fatality Rates 2000-2019 Five-year Summary of Selected Accident Data by State Number of Accidents by Primary Accident Type & State Number of Injured Victims by Primary Injury & Vessel Type Number of Fatal Victims by Life Jacket Wear, Cause of Death & Vessel Type Recreational Vessels Registered by Year, 1985-2019 Recreational Vessel Registration by Length & Means of Propulsion Recreational Vessel Registration Data by State 7 8 12 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 32 36 37-40 41 42 43 43 46 47 48 49 50 52 53 56 57 61 63 64-65 66 66 69 70 71 Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 9a Figure 9b Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 12a Figure 12b Figure 12c Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 List of Figures Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Time Period Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents Primary Contributing Factor of Deaths Primary Contributing Factor of Injuries Number of Deaths by Vessel Length Percent of Deaths by Known Operator Instruction Number of Deaths by Vessel Type Percent of Deaths by Vessel Type, 2005-2019 Percent of Deceased Victims by Age and Vessel Type Percent of Injured Victims by Age and Vessel Type Number of Injured Victims under Age 18 by Age Group & Injury Type on PWCs Deaths, Injuries & Accidents by Year, 2000-2019 Distribution of 2019 Deaths by State Fatal Accidents by Location– Continental U.S. Fatal Accidents by Location– Alaska Fatal Accidents by Location– Hawaii Annual Recreational Boating Fatality Rates 2000-2019 States Coded by their 2019 Fatality Rate Recreational Vessels Registered by Year, 1985-2019 Distribution of 2019 Recreational Vessel Registration by State 18 19 22 23 24 32 47 48 49 51 51 53 56 58 59 60 60 61 62 69 72 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 5 Introduction & Executive Summary 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  In 2019, the Coast Guard counted 4,168 accidents that involved 613 deaths, 2,559 injuries and approximately $55 million dollars of damage to property as a result of recreational boating accidents.  The fatality rate was 5.2 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels. This rate represents a 1.9% decrease from the 2018 fatality rate of 5.3 deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels.  Compared to 2018, the number of accidents increased 0.6%, the number of deaths decreased 3.2%, and the number of injuries increased 1.9%.  Where cause of death was known, 79% of fatal boating accident victims drowned. Of those drowning victims with reported life jacket usage, 86% were not wearing a life jacket.  Where length was known, eight out of every ten boaters who drowned were using vessels less than 21 feet in length.  Alcohol use is the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents; where the primary cause was known, it was listed as the leading factor in 23% of deaths.  Where instruction was known, 70% of deaths occurred on boats where the operator did not receive boating safety instruction. Only 20% percent of deaths occurred on vessels where the operator had received a nationally-approved boating safety education certificate.  There were 171 accidents in which at least one person was struck by a propeller. Collectively, these accidents resulted in 35 deaths and 155 injuries.  Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed, and alcohol use rank as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents.  Where data was known, the most common vessel types involved in reported accidents were open motorboats (45%), personal watercraft (19%), and cabin motorboats (16%).  Where data was known, the vessel types with the highest percentage of deaths were open motorboats (48%), kayaks (14%), and personal watercraft (8%).  The 11,878,542 recreational vessels registered by the states in 2019 represent a 0.22% increase from last year when 11,852,969 recreational vessels were registered. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 6 Introduction & Executive Summary Table 1 ▪ 2019 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY TOP FIVE PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPES Accident Rank Accident Type Number of Accidents 1 2 3 4 5 Collision with recreational vessel Collision with fixed object Grounding Flooding/swamping Falls overboard 1071 493 413 399 299 Number of Deaths 47 44 16 45 189 Number of Injuries 650 326 253 124 122 VESSEL TYPES WITH THE TOP CASUALTY NUMBERS Other Total Casualty Rank Type of Boat Drownings Total Injuries Total Casualties Deaths Deaths Open motorboat 201 87 288 1246 1534 1 Personal watercraft 24 22 46 614 660 2 Cabin motorboat 14 20 34 248 282 3 Canoe/kayak 107 18 125 121 246 4 Pontoon 32 8 40 153 193 5 LIFE JACKET WEAR BY TOP FIVE KNOWN CAUSES OF DEATH Life Jacket Known Cause Number of Cause of Death of Death Rank Deaths Worn Not Worn Unknown if worn 1 2 3 4 5 Drowning Trauma Cardiac arrest Carbon monoxide poisoning Hypothermia 439 92 17 5 4 57 35 5 0 2 362 49 12 3 2 20 8 0 2 0 TOP TEN KNOWN PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTORS OF ACCIDENTS Accident Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Contributing Factor Operator inattention Improper lookout Operator inexperience Excessive speed Alcohol use Machinery failure Navigation rules violation Weather Hazardous waters Force of wave/wake Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Number of Accidents Number of Deaths Number of Injuries 546 506 458 358 282 274 235 184 170 140 36 26 39 22 113 18 21 31 48 12 296 425 273 325 221 93 141 58 87 117 7 Introduction & Executive Summary Mission and Strategic Plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program The mission of the National Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program is “to ensure the public has a safe, secure, and enjoyable recreational boating experience by implementing programs that minimize the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage while cooperating with environmental and national security efforts.” The Coast Guard has released the Strategic Plan of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program for 2017-2021 to address the following initiatives: 1) Improve and expand recreational boating education, training, and outreach; 2) Update, leverage, and enforce policies, regulations, and standards; and 3) Improve upon and expand recreational boating data collection and research. To view the Strategic Plan of the Program, please visit the Division’s website at http://www.uscgboating.org/content/strategicplan.php. Overview of Statistics This report contains statistics on registered recreational vessels and boating accidents during calendar year 2019. Data used to compile the recreational boating accident statistics come from four main sources: State marine agencies; Federal agencies, including the Coast Guard, National Park Service, Army Corps of Engineers, and Forest Service; the public, on a CG-3865 Recreational Boating Accident Report (BAR) form; and the news media. The data in this publication reflects a collaboration of state and Coast Guard efforts. After reports are submitted, the Coast Guard reviews them and standardizes the data so that it can be used for national comparison. The data in this publication reflects Coast Guard standardized values, which may be different from the state’s original submission. The following table reflects the number of accidents, deaths, injuries, and losses of vessels that were captured from federal and news media sources that met reporting requirements and are included in this report. Table 2 ▪ NEWS MEDIA AND FEDERALLY-SOURCED ACCIDENTS AND CASUALTIES Accidents AL Deaths 1 Injuries 1 Vessel losses 5 Damages 0 Notes $0.00 AT 5 2 3 4 CA 1 0 1 0 $907,095.00 5 accidents offshore in the Atlantic Ocean $0.00 CO 3 3 0 0 $0.00 FL 13 0 7 7 $329,635.00 GA 8 7 5 0 GM 3 0 0 0 IL 1 1 0 0 KY 1 1 0 0 $0.00 ME 1 0 0 0 $85,000.00 $0.00 $404,175.00 3 accidents offshore in the Gulf of Mexico $0.00 MI 2 1 1 1 $0.00 MS 1 2 0 0 $0.00 1 accident on private waters MT 2 2 0 0 $0.00 NC 1 2 0 0 $0.00 1 accident on private waters NH 1 0 1 0 $0.00 NY 1 1 0 0 $0.00 PA 1 0 3 0 $0.00 PC 4 3 0 3 PR 2 2 0 1 $206,000.00 SC 1 1 0 0 $0.00 TN TX UT 1 15 2 1 7 0 0 13 2 0 3 0 VA Nation $95,000.00 4 accidents offshore in the Pacific Ocean $0.00 1 accident on private waters $25,885.00 2 accidents on private waters $0.00 2 0 0 1 $859,370.00 73 37 41 20 $2,912,160.00 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 8 Introduction & Executive Summary Major Changes to the Publication As a result of changes in 33 CFR 174.19 that took effect 1 January 2017, a new term “paddlecraft” was introduced and defined as “a vessel powered only by its occupants, using a single or double bladed paddle as a lever without the aid of a fulcrum provided by oarlocks, thole pins, crutches, or similar arrangements”. As such, the definition limits the use of the term “paddlecraft” to non-motorized vessels. Consequently, any canoe or kayak with a motor has been classified as an “open motorboat” for accident reporting and registration purposes. Though the term “paddlecraft” exists in regulation, for the purposes of this publication, the subcategories of canoe, kayak, and standup paddleboard have been retained; these represent non-motorized vessels, and data can be combined to represent paddlecraft. Table 10 has been amended to provide a breakdown of the victim’s role (operator, occupant, other/ unknown). Examples of “other” include tuber, wakeboarder, water skier, kneeboarder, bystander, and swimmer. Table 4a has been added to provide detail related to Figure 2. Figures 9a and 9b have been added to provide a graphical depiction of information in Tables 26 and 27. Figures 12 and 16 have been colorcoded. The glossary has been updated to reflect new definitions in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Table 37 has been rearranged due to a change in data collection. On 1 January 2017, changes in regulation (33 CFR 174.19) necessitated revision to the Coast Guard’s data collection on registration, which took place in early 2017. Due to delays in transitioning to a new form, the Coast Guard accepted registration data on the previous registration collection form used and the proposed form. Since the forms did not cover the same information, the publication table was amended. Four of the statistics in the Executive Summary were changed to remove the records where values were unknown. To find information on the number of “unknown” cases excluded, please reference Tables 35 (on page 66), 22 (on page 46), 5 (on page 20), and 7 (on page 25). Accident Reporting as Required by Federal Law Under federal regulations (33 CFR Part 173; Subpart C – Casualty and Accident Reporting) the operator of any numbered vessel that was not required to be inspected or a vessel that was operated for recreational purposes is required to file a BAR when, as a result of an occurrence that involves the vessel or its equipment: 1. A person dies; or 2. A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury; or 3. A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first aid; or 4. Damage to vessels and other property totals $2,000 or more; or 5. There is a complete loss of any vessel. If the above conditions are met, the federal regulations state that the operator or owner must report their accident to a state reporting authority, abbreviated in this publication as “state.” The reporting authority can be either the state where the accident occurred, the state in which the vessel was numbered, or, if the vessel does not have a number, the state where the vessel was principally used. The owner must submit the report if the operator is deceased or unable to make the report. The regulations also state the acceptable length of time in which the accident report must be submitted to the reporting authority. Boat operators or owners must submit: 1. Accident reports within 48 hours of an occurrence if: a. A person dies within 24 hours of the occurrence; or b. A person requires medical treatment beyond first aid; or c. A person disappears from the vessel. 2. Accident reports within 10 days of an occurrence if there is damage to the vessel/property only. The minimum reporting requirements are set by Federal regulation, but states are allowed to have more stringent requirements. For example, some states have a lower threshold for reporting damage to Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 9 Introduction & Executive Summary vessels and other property. Federal Regulations (33 CFR 174.121) require accident report data to be forwarded to Coast Guard Headquarters within 30 days of receipt by a state or its agent. The statistics in this publication cover boating accidents reported on waters of joint federal and state jurisdiction and exclusive state jurisdiction. Most states use BAR forms that are similar to the Coast Guard form. A copy of the Coast Guard BAR form used for this report is on pages 73-78. Casualty and Accident Reporting Guidelines Casualty and accident reporting applies to each “vessel” used by its operator for recreational purposes or vessels that are required to be numbered and are not subject to inspection. This publication reflects watercraft that have been deemed a “vessel.” Terms used to describe the various types of watercraft are: airboat, auxiliary sailboat, cabin motorboat, canoe, houseboat, inflatable boat, kayak, open motorboat, personal watercraft, pontoon, raft, rowboat, sailboat, and standup paddleboard. Reports received involving watercraft that have not been determined to be “vessels” to date, such as single unmodified innertubes, have not been included in the statistics in the main body of this report. “Reportable” Boating Accidents A vessel is considered to be involved in a “boating accident” whenever a death, missing person, personal injury, property damage, or total vessel loss results from the vessel's operation, construction, seaworthiness, equipment, or machinery. The following are examples of accident types that are used in this report:  Grounding, capsizing, sinking, or flooding/swamping.  Falls in or overboard a vessel.  Persons ejected from a vessel.  Fire or explosions that occur while underway and while anchored, moored or docked if the fire resulted from the vessel or vessel equipment.  Water-skiing or other mishap involving a towable device.  Collision with another vessel or object.  Striking a submerged object.  A person struck by a vessel, propeller, propulsion unit, or steering machinery.  Carbon monoxide exposure.  Electrocution due to stray current related to a vessel.  Casualties while swimming from a vessel that is not anchored, moored or docked.  Casualties where natural causes served as a contributing factor in the death of an individual but the determined cause of death was drowning.  Casualties from natural phenomena such as interaction with marine life (i.e. carp causes casualty to person) and interaction with nature (i.e. mountain side falls onto vessel causing casualties).  Casualties where a person falls off an anchored vessel.  Casualties that result when a person departs an anchored, disabled vessel to make repairs, such as unfouling an anchor or cleaning out the intake of a jet-propelled vessel. “Non-Reportable” Boating Accidents Not every occurrence involving a vessel is considered within the scope of the National Recreational Boating Safety Program. The following occurrences involving a vessel may be required to be reported to the state, but for statistical purposes are excluded from this report and are considered “non-reportable” boating accidents:    A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of self-inflicted wounds, alcohol poisoning, gunshot wounds, or the ingestion of drugs, controlled substances or poison. A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of assault by another person or persons while aboard a vessel. A person dies or is injured from natural causes while aboard a vessel where the vessel did not Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 10 Introduction & Executive Summary                 contribute to the casualty. A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of jumping, diving, or swimming for pleasure from an anchored, moored or docked vessel. A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of swimming to retrieve an object or a vessel that is adrift from its mooring or dock, having departed from a place of inherent safety, such as the shore or pier. Property damage occurs or a person dies, is injured, or is missing while preparing a vessel for launching or retrieving and the vessel is not on the water and capable / ready for its intended use. Property damage occurs or a person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of a fire on shore or a pier that spreads to a vessel or vessels. Property damage occurs to a docked or moored vessel or a person dies, is injured, or is missing from such a vessel as a result of storms, or unusual tidal or sea conditions; or when a vessel gets underway in those conditions in an attempt to rescue persons or vessels. Property damage occurs to a docked or moored vessel due to lack of maintenance on the vessel or the structure to which it was moored. Property damage occurs to a docked or moored vessel due to theft or vandalism. Property damage occurs to, a person dies or is injured on, or a person is missing from a non-propelled residential platform or other watercraft used primarily as a residence that is not underway. Casualties that result from falls from or on docked vessels or vessels that are moored to a permanent structure. Casualties that result from a person climbing aboard an anchored vessel from the water or swimming near an anchored vessel (unless the casualty was related to carbon monoxide exposure or stray electric current). Fire or explosions on anchored, docked or moored boats where the cause of the fire was not attributed to the vessel or vessel equipment. Casualty or damage that results when the vehicle used for trailering the vessel fails. Casualties or damage that occur during accidents that only involve watercraft that have not been deemed a vessel. Casualties or damage that occur when the only vessel(s) involved are being used solely for governmental, commercial or criminal activity. Casualties or damage that occur when the only vessel(s) involved are not required to be numbered and are being used exclusively for racing (exclusion in 33 CFR 173.13(a)). Casualties or damage that occur when the only vessel(s) involved are foreign vessels and thus not subject to U.S. federal reporting requirements. A list of “non-reportable” scenarios and their associated casualty counts can be found in Table 3. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 11 Introduction & Executive Summary Table 3 ▪ NON-REPORTABLE SCENARIOS WITH THEIR CASUALTY COUNT Accidents Deaths Injuries Vessels Losses Does not meet Coast Guard policy A person dies or is injured from natural causes while aboard 1 0 1 0 a vessel where the vessel did not contribute to the casualty. Damages $0.00 A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of assault by another person or persons while aboard a vessel. 4 0 1 0 $44,000.00 A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of jumping, diving, or swimming for pleasure from an anchored, moored or docked vessel. 6 3 3 0 $0.00 A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of selfinflicted wounds, alcohol poisoning, gunshot wounds, or the ingestion of drugs, controlled substances or poison. 2 1 1 0 $0.00 A person dies, is injured, or is missing as a result of swimming to retrieve an object or a vessel that is adrift from its mooring or dock, having departed from a place of inherent safety, such as the shore or pier. Casualties or damage that occur during accidents that only involve watercraft that have not been deemed a vessel. 10 7 4 0 $500.00 5 3 5 0 $100.00 Casualties or damage that occur when the only vessel(s) involved are being used solely for governmental, commercial or criminal activity. Casualties or damage that occur when the only vessel(s) involved are foreign vessels and thus not subject to U.S. federal reporting requirements. 85 17 45 9 $1,809,929.77 1 0 0 0 $6,300,000.00 Casualties or damage that occur when the only vessel(s) involved are not required to be numbered and are being used exclusively for racing. Casualties that result from falls from or on docked vessels or vessels that are moored to a permanent structure. 2 0 3 0 $1,000.00 7 0 7 0 $0.00 Fire or explosions on anchored, docked or moored boats where the cause of the fire was not attributed to the vessel or vessel equipment. Property damage occurs or a person dies, is injured, or is missing while preparing a vessel for launching or retrieving and the vessel is not on the water and capable/ready for its intended use. Property damage occurs to a docked or moored vessel due to lack of maintenance on the vessel or the structure to which it was moored. Property damage occurs to a docked or moored vessel or a person dies, is injured, or is missing from such a vessel as a result of storms, or unusual tidal or sea conditions; or when a vessel gets underway in those conditions in an attempt to rescue persons. Property damage occurs to, a person dies or is injured on, or a person is missing from a non-propelled residential platform or other watercraft used primarily as a residence that is not underway. 2 0 0 2 $200,000.00 3 0 2 1 $4,400.00 33 0 1 4 $621,900.00 35 0 1 6 $1,423,625.00 1 1 0 1 $40,000.00 415 612 0 32 63 137 Does not meet federal reporting requirements Total Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 0 $310,128.62 23 $10,755,583.39 12 Introduction & Executive Summary Use of Statistics The following are notes on using data on recreational boating accidents. 1) Normalizing data. When analyzing recreational boating accident data, it is recommended that any researcher normalize it with a denominator. The Coast Guard frequently uses recreational vessel registration as a denominator because of the availability of the data. The Coast Guard calculates a fatality rate expressed as the number of deaths per 100,000 registered recreational vessels. This measure is representative of the entire program (motorized and non-motorized activity) but necessitates a caveat that not all states register the same types of vessels (many do not register non-motorized vessels, which are represented in fatal accident data) and some states have longer boating seasons than others. Further, when examining a state fatality rate, it is important to note that the state fatality rate may include deaths from vessels that were registered by another state. The Coast Guard also calculates a motorized fatality rate expressed as the number of deaths on motorized vessels per 100,000 registered motorized recreational vessels. While this measure is sound, it doesn’t reflect all of recreational boating because it does not represent non-motorized activity. It is worthwhile to note that the Coast Guard is pursuing a denominator on exposure, which would reflect the level of boating activity. The proposed measure would be a fatality rate expressed as the number of deaths per 100,000,000 exposure hours. The Coast Guard most recently published exposure data from a 2011-2012 survey, and expects to publish data again in 2020 based upon a survey conducted in calendar year 2018. 2) Limitations on collection. It is recommended that any researcher focus on fatal data since the confidence of this data is very high. The Coast Guard works with state marine agencies, other federal agencies, and news media aggregating services to identify boating incidents. Despite best efforts to document incidents, the Coast Guard is only confident in its capture of deceased victims since fatal accidents undoubtedly involve state or government oversight, and garner more attention in the news media. Data on non-fatal accidents have a much lower confidence level. Non-fatal accidents are severely under-reported because boaters are unaware of reporting requirements or are unwilling to report. A 2006 study, “Recent Research on Recreational Boating Accidents and the Contribution of Boating Under the Influence,” suggest that 20% of hospital-admitted injuries were not captured, and upwards of 93% of non-fatal, non-hospital admitted injuries were not captured in the data collection on boating accidents. The study is posted on the Coast Guard’s website at http://www.uscgboating.org/library/bui-study/BUI_Study_Final.pdf. There has been discussion about adjusting numbers to account for non-reporting, but attempts have not been undertaken yet. The Coast Guard is planning to study insurance data to better gauge the gap between reported and unreported accidents. 3) Comparisons with other sources. The data in this publication may differ from other sources due to a number of factors, including: a. Time period. The statistics in this publication are based on calendar year 2019 accident data submitted by states as of 19 March 2020 with subsequent updates as information is reviewed and standardized. This publication covers only accidents meeting the aforementioned reporting requirements. b. Geographic location. This publication reflects accidents that occurred on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and on the high seas. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 13 Introduction & Executive Summary Although the reporting of accidents that occur on private waters (such as a pond on a private property) are not required to be reported since states do not have jurisdiction, the Coast Guard includes data on private waters if the accidents satisfy the other requirements for inclusion. The rationale for doing so is that the National Recreational Boating Safety program could still impact individuals who boat on private waters. For those accidents that occur on private waters, the Coast Guard attributes the data to a state. For instance, if an accident occurred on a private pond in Texas, the Coast Guard attributes the accident to Texas. Similarly, although the reporting of accidents that occur on federal waters within the boundaries of a state (for instance, Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland), are not required to be reported by the states since state officials do not have jurisdiction, the Coast Guard includes data on federal waters if the accidents satisfy the other requirements for inclusion. The rationale for doing so is the same; the National Recreational Boating Safety program could still impact individuals who boat on federal waters. For those accidents that occur on federal waters, the Coast Guard attributes the data to a state. For instance, if an accident occurred on Aberdeen Proving Grounds, the Coast Guard attributes the accident to Maryland. c. Different reporting requirements. Some states have more stringent reporting requirements than the federal government. For instance, some states may require a person to report an accident that involved at least $500 damage, whereas the federal threshold for reporting damage is $2,000 or more. 4) Fatal accidents are accidents that involve at least one death. For example, a fatal accident could be a capsizing that resulted in three deaths. It was an accident that had at least one death. 5) Disappearances. Victims who have disappeared and are presumed dead are represented in the tallies of deaths. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 14 ACCIDENT CAUSES 8c CONDITIONS Accident Causes & Conditions Explanation of Accident Causes and Conditions Section The following eighteen tables and figures focus on the causes of accidents with a special focus on alcohol use, the operation and activity at the time of accident, weather and water conditions, vessel information, and the time of accidents. Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Month (Figure 1 & Table 4, Page 18) This table provides information about total accidents, fatal accidents, non-fatal accidents, and deaths. The figure focuses on the percent of fatal accidents by month. Percent of Accidents that are Fatal by Time Period (Figure 2 & Table 4a, Page 19) This table and figure reflect the percent of accidents that are fatal by time period. The category in which accidents are more frequently fatal span the hours between 2:31am and 4:30am. Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties (Table 5, Page 20) The "contributing factors" of an accident are the causes of the accident. In the Coast Guard's national accident reporting database, there are allowances for up to four causes. This table reflects the first cause listed for all accidents, deaths, and injuries nationwide. For the purposes of displaying information in a simplified manner, the Coast Guard divided the contributing factor categories into five larger categories: operation of vessel, loading of passengers or gear, failure of vessel or vessel equipment, environment, and miscellaneous. These five categories are situated in the leftmost column of the table and have the total number of accidents, deaths, and injuries associated with each category under the category name. Machinery & Equipment Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents & Casualties (Table 6, Page 21) This table reflects the number of accidents, deaths, and injuries where machinery or equipment failure was listed as a first cause of the accident. The table also delineates the different types of failure that were listed. Primary Contributing Factor of Accidents (Figure 3, Page 22) This figure reflects the first cause of accidents for all accidents nationwide. Primary Contributing Factor of Deaths (Figure 4, Page 23) This figure reflects the first cause listed for all deaths. Primary Contributing Factor of Injuries (Figure 5, Page 24) This figure reflects the first cause listed for all injuries. Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Contributing Factor (Table 7, Page 25) This table looks at the number of vessels involved in accidents by vessel type and the primary cause of the accident. Alcohol Use as a Contributing Factor in Accidents & Casualties by State 2015-2019 (Table 8, Page 26) This table reflects a tally of all four causes of accidents listed for all national accidents, deaths, and injuries. This table lists accidents where alcohol use by the vessel’s occupants was listed as a direct or indirect cause of the accident. There are other cases in the national database where alcohol use is listed as being involved in the accident but it was not determined to be a cause of the accident. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 16 Accident Causes & Conditions Vessel Operation at the Time of Accident (Table 9, Page 27) This table focuses on the vessel operation at the time of the accident. The table lists information about the number of vessels involved, the resulting number of deaths, and the resulting number of injuries. Vessel Activity at the Time of Accident (Table 10, Page 27) This table examines the vessel and victim activity at the time of the accident. The table provides information about the number of vessels involved, the resulting number of deaths, and the resulting number of injuries. Please note that vessels used for commercial or government activity were included in this recreational boating statistics publication if they were involved in a multi-vessel accident that involved at least one recreational vessel. Also note that racing was included as an activity because either the vessels involved in racing were not exempted from reporting requirements, or the vessels were involved in a multi-vessel accident that involved at least one recreational vessel. Weather & Water Conditions (Table 11, Page 28) This table documents some of the environmental characteristics of accidents. It focuses on accidents, deaths, and injuries by type of body of water, water conditions, wind level, visibility, and water temperature. Time Related Data (Table 12, Page 29) These three sections independently examine time-related information for accidents, deaths, and injuries. The top section documents the number of accidents, deaths, and injuries that occurred during a time frame. The middle section documents the number of accidents, deaths, and injuries that occurred during a given month. Finally, the bottom section documents the number of accidents, deaths, and injuries that occurred during a given day of the week. Each section examines the national data separately and should not be combined to draw conclusions. For instance, one cannot use them to deduce that the majority of accidents occur from 2:31 pm-4:30 pm in July on the weekends. However, you could deduce that 2:31 pm-4:30 pm was the time frame during which the highest number of accidents occurred in calendar year 2019. Furthermore, the month with the highest number of accidents was July. Finally, the two days of the week with the greatest number of accidents were Saturday and Sunday. Vessel Information (Table 13, Page 30) This table documents some of the characteristics of vessels involved in accidents. It provides information about the number of accidents, deaths, and injuries by horsepower, year built, length, and hull material. Rental Status of Vessels Involved in Accidents (Table 14, Page 31) This table examines whether a vessel involved in an accident was rented. It also provides information on whether deaths and injuries occurred on rented vessels. Please note that some states only document if a vessel was rented; they do not indicate whether a vessel was “not rented”. As a result, the rental status of many vessels is “unknown”. Number & Percent of Deaths by Vessel Length (Figure 6 & Table 15, Page 32) This table focuses on the number of deaths by vessel length. Deaths are categorized into drownings and non-drownings. The table also provides a percentage of all deaths that were caused by drowning. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 17 Accident Causes & Conditions Figure 1 PERCENT OF ACCIDENTS THAT ARE FATAL BY MONTH 30 % 25% 20 % 15% 10% 5% 0% Table 4 ▪ PERCENT OF ACCIDENTS THAT ARE FATAL BY MONTH Month January Fatal Accidents 14 Non-Fatal Accidents 73 Total Accidents 87 Accidents Resulting in Deaths 16% Total Deaths 16 February 17 70 87 20% 17 March 32 122 154 21% 33 April 33 205 238 14% 37 May 64 408 472 14% 68 June 103 579 682 15% 119 July 110 892 1002 11% 119 August 66 584 650 10% 70 September 48 362 410 12% 58 October 27 158 185 15% 30 November 29 86 115 25% 32 December 13 73 86 15% 14 Total 556 3612 4168 13% 613 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 18 Accident Causes & Conditions Hgur,e·2 PERC ENT OF ACCIDENT S THAT ARE FATAL BY TIM E PERIOD 12:00 AM to, 2 :3 0 AM 2:31 AM to 4 :30 AM 4:31 AM to 6:30 AM 6:31 AM to, 8:30 AM 8:31 AM to, 10:30 AM 10 :31 AM 12:30 PM 12:31 PM to 2:30 PM 2:31 PM to, 4:3 0 PM 4:31 PM to 6 :30 PM 6:31 PM to 8:30 PM 8:31 PM to 1 0:30 PM 10 :31 PM to 11 :59 PM Un known 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% Table 4a ▪ PERCENT OF ACCIDENTS THAT ARE FATAL BY TIME PERIOD Fatal Accidents 17 Non-Fatal Accidents 86 Total Accidents 103 Accidents Resulting in Deaths 17% Total Deaths 20 2:31 AM to 4:30 AM 8 24 32 25% 11 4:31 AM to 6:30 AM 11 60 71 15% 12 6:31 AM to 8:30 AM 16 80 96 17% 18 8:31 AM to 10:30 AM 39 214 253 15% 41 10:31 AM 12:30 PM 60 412 472 13% 63 12:31 PM to 2:30 PM 63 579 642 10% 64 2:31 PM to 4:30 PM 92 766 858 11% 96 4:31 PM to 6:30 PM 98 624 722 14% 106 6:31 PM to 8:30 PM 81 427 508 16% 96 8:31 PM to 10:30 PM 40 211 251 16% 48 10:31 PM to 11:59 PM 11 85 96 11% 13 Unknown 20 44 64 31% 25 All time periods 556 3612 4168 13% 613 Time period 12:00 AM to 2:30 AM Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 19 Accident Causes & Conditions Table 5 ▪ PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES 2019 Accidents Deaths Injuries 282 113 221 4 2 2 Excessive speed 358 22 325 Failure to vent 30 0 30 Improper lookout 506 26 425 4 1 0 Navigation rules violation 235 21 141 Operator inattention 546 36 296 Operator inexperience 458 39 273 Restricted vision 57 0 35 Sharp turn 26 3 26 Starting in gear 2 0 1 Improper anchoring 32 4 8 Improper loading 63 24 34 Overloading 37 17 18 People on gunwale, bow or transom 40 12 28 Failure of Boat or Boat Equipment 379 Accidents 28 Deaths 117 Injuries Equipment failure 53 4 15 Hull failure 52 6 9 Machinery failure 274 18 93 Environment 552 Accidents 96 Deaths 279 Injuries Congested waters 27 0 11 Dam/lock 5 5 3 Force of wave/wake 140 12 117 Hazardous waters 170 48 87 Missing/inadequate navigation aid 26 0 3 Weather 184 31 58 Carbon monoxide exposure 3 2 16 Ignition of fuel or vapor 47 0 30 Sudden medical condition 25 16 15 Other 281 39 192 Unknown 201 112 47 4168 613 2559 Operation of Vessel 2508 Accidents 263 Deaths 1775 Injuries Alcohol use Drug use Inadequate onboard navigation lights Loading of Passengers or Gear 172 Accidents 57 Deaths 88 Injuries Miscellaneous 557 Accidents 169 Deaths 300 Injuries All categories combined Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 20 Accident Causes & Conditions Table 6 ▪ MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES 2019 Electrical system failure Engine failure Exhaust system failure Fuel system failure Machinery Shift failure Failure Steering system failure Throttle failure Ventilation system failure Not specified Auxiliary equipment failure Onboard navigation aid Equipment Sail dismasting Failure Seat broke loose Other Not specified Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Accidents 43 140 2 18 14 31 12 1 13 35 0 2 0 14 2 Deaths 0 14 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Injuries 12 25 0 28 1 19 0 0 8 5 0 2 0 7 1 21 Accident Causes & Conditions Figure 3 PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF ACCIDENTS 201 9 Operator inattention Improper lookout Operator inexperience .; ., .,., > 0 C ,s;? ~ ., C. Excessive speed Alcohol use Navigation rules violation Restricted vision FailUJre to vent 0 Sharp turn Inadequate onboard navigation lights Drug use Starting in gear Improper loading ~ _ o ~~~ (0 C C) 0 ., :s"' .,f.:i ~ ...J "' People on gunwale, bow, or transom Overloading Improper anchoring (l_ -oO 'lll 53 Machin ery failure ~ 0 ~ 1ij ·g. 0. Equipment failure ...._~ w Hull failure ., CD E Weather c., E C .. 0 > Hazardous waters Force of wake/wave Congested waters C w Missing/inadequate aids to navigation Dam/lock .,::, Other ., Unknown le Ignition of fuel or vapor .,u Sudden medical concition 0 ~ :; Carbon monoxide exposure -------0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Number of Accidents Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 22 Accident Causes & Conditions Figure 4 PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF DEATHS 2019 Alcohol use I Operator inexperience I Operator inattention I .; ~ ~ Q) > 0 C: .Q 16 Improper lookout I Excessive speed I Navigation rules violation Sharp turn ■ Drug use ■ :;; C. 0 Inadequate onboard navigation lights I Starting in gear Restricted vision Failure to vent Improper loading Overloading People on gunwale, bow, or transom - - - ai ro E =i'rooa. 0 ~ .... 0 =«> oco ·5c- ..._ CD w Improper anchoring ■ Machinery failure Hull failure • Equipment failure ■ Hazardous waters I I C: J~ E w Weather Force of wake/wave Dam/lock • Missing/inadequate aids to navigation Congested waters Unknown Other Sudden medical concition Carbon monoxide exposure I lgn~ion offuel or vapor 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Number of Deaths Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 23 Accident Causes & Conditions Figure 5 PRIMARY CONTRIBUTING FACTOR OF INJURIES 2019 Improper lookout Excessive speed I Operator inattention .; ~ ~ Q) > 0 C: .Q Alcohol use Navigation rules violation Restricted vision 16 :;; C. 0 Failure to vent Sharp turn Drug use Starting in gear Inadequate onboard navigation lights - Improper loading 15 0~ C) Q) ~ C: C) " ' ~ m~ ~~ a.. ...J "' I Operator inexperience People on gunwale, bow, or transom Overloading I --- Improper anchoring I -005i 16 - Machinery failure :::, 0 C. Equipment failure .... 0 c- ~~ E ~ro ·s CDW • Hull failure I Force of wake/wave c Hazardous waters E Weather J~ > Congested waters w Missing/inadequate aids to navigation Q) C: C: Dam/lock Other ~ :::, 0 Q) C: "' ~ u •!6" to 2') WATER CONDITIONS Rough (waves >2' to 6') Very Rough (waves larger than 6') Unknown None Light (0 - 6 mph) Moderate (7 - 14 mph) WIND Strong (15 - 25 mph) Storm (over 25 mph) Unknown Poor - Day Poor - Night Poor - Unknown if day or night Fair - Day Fair - Night Fair– Unknown if day or night VISIBILITY Good - Day Good - Night Good- Unknown if day or night Unknown - Day Unknown - Night Unknown - Unknown if day or night 39 degrees F and below 40 - 49 degrees F 50 - 59 degrees F WATER 60 - 69 degrees F TEMPERATURE 70 - 79 degrees F 80 - 89 degrees F 90 degrees F and above Unknown Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Accidents 4168 Deaths 613 Injuries 2559 1953 294 1234 884 188 583 864 70 485 341 46 188 125 15 68 1 2424 1086 358 69 231 347 2420 903 274 46 178 61 133 2 171 135 4 3036 365 3 189 51 18 34 107 313 662 1232 1002 22 796 0 310 136 54 21 92 46 312 114 53 14 74 17 25 0 31 24 3 359 74 2 56 15 7 15 39 65 87 137 125 3 142 1 1556 677 162 29 135 247 1565 538 103 7 99 27 92 0 84 104 3 1880 227 0 91 42 9 16 82 174 352 763 687 16 469 28 Accident Causes & Conditions Table 12 ▪ TIME RELATED DATA 2019 Time of Day Month of Year Day of Week 12:00 am to 2:30 am 2:31 am to 4:30 am 4:31 am to 6:30 am 6:31 am to 8:30 am 8:31 am to 10:30 am 10:31 am 12:30 pm 12:31 pm to 2:30 pm 2:31 pm to 4:30 pm 4:31 pm to 6:30 pm 6:31 pm to 8:30 pm 8:31 pm to 10:30 pm 10:31 pm to 11:59 pm Unknown January February March April May June July August September October November December Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Accidents 4168 103 32 71 96 253 472 642 858 722 508 251 96 64 87 87 154 238 472 682 1002 650 410 185 115 86 979 366 270 337 419 549 1248 Deaths 613 20 11 12 18 41 63 64 96 106 96 48 13 25 16 17 33 37 68 119 119 70 58 30 32 14 121 52 55 69 73 85 158 Injuries 2559 64 9 45 47 126 237 391 567 447 344 190 66 26 53 44 91 136 270 357 711 455 234 87 76 45 618 228 133 203 240 293 844 29 Accident Causes & Conditions Table 13 ▪ VESSEL INFORMATION 2019 Aluminum Fiberglass Plastic Rubber/Vinyl/Canvas Hull Material Steel Wood Other Unknown No Engine 10 hp or less 11 - 25 hp Horsepower 26 - 75 hp 76 - 150 hp 151 - 250 hp Over 250 hp Unknown 2019 2018 2016 - 2017 2014 - 2015 Year Built 2012 - 2013 2006 - 2011 Prior to 2006 Unknown Less than 16 feet 16 feet to <26 feet 26 feet to <40 feet Length 40 feet to 65 feet More than 65 feet Unknown Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Vessels Involved 5651 947 4161 194 60 47 55 5 182 354 109 127 447 1066 747 1123 1678 398 381 459 282 190 649 2653 639 1508 2528 833 365 87 330 Deaths 613 167 291 81 29 5 4 0 36 180 30 32 56 77 56 55 127 34 31 34 23 8 59 245 179 252 243 46 11 0 61 Injuries 2559 449 1920 81 32 6 15 3 53 166 54 54 220 540 354 477 694 195 194 248 132 83 294 1161 252 806 1299 251 69 19 115 30 All Vessels Airboat Auxiliary sailboat Cabin motorboat Canoe Houseboat Inflatable Kayak Open motorboat Personal watercraft Pontoon Rowboat Sailboat (only) Sailboat (unknown) Standup paddleboard Other Unknown # of Vessels 5651 30 237 888 66 73 25 179 2510 1062 372 32 29 7 15 28 98 Rented 597 0 7 6 8 13 5 12 115 337 90 2 0 1 1 0 0 Not Rented 3949 29 192 750 42 37 8 111 1904 575 197 27 24 0 11 20 22 Vessels Unknown if rented 1105 1 38 132 16 23 12 56 491 150 85 3 5 6 3 8 76 # of Deaths 613 1 14 34 39 3 12 86 288 46 40 18 4 0 12 8 8 Rented 41 0 0 0 5 1 1 4 6 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Not rented 418 1 11 27 23 2 5 52 213 26 23 18 2 0 9 4 2 Deaths Unknown if rented 154 0 3 7 11 0 6 30 69 8 5 0 2 0 3 4 6 # of Injuries 2559 28 61 248 45 26 15 76 1246 614 153 13 10 3 3 5 13 Table 14 ▪ RENTAL STATUS OF VESSELS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS Rented 305 0 5 2 4 3 3 8 52 184 41 2 0 0 1 0 0 Not rented 1815 28 47 217 31 21 2 43 959 357 82 10 8 0 2 3 5 Injuries Unknown if rented 439 0 9 29 10 2 10 25 235 73 30 1 2 3 0 2 8 Accident Causes & Conditions Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 31 Accident Causes & Conditions Figur,e 6, NUMIBER OF DEATHS BY VESS EL L..JEN·GTH 1 ■ Drow nin gs ■ Deatih s by Ca 1JJ ses otihe r th an Drow nin g 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 <16' 16"<26' 26"<401 ><65' 4 0-65' Unknown Table 15 ▪ NUMBER & PERCENT OF DEATHS BY VESSEL LENGTH Length <16' 16-<26' 26-<40' 40-65' >65' Drownings 208 163 22 4 0 Deaths by Causes other than Drowning 44 80 24 7 0 Total Deaths 252 243 46 11 0 Percent of Deaths from Drowning 83% 67% 48% 36% 0% Unknown Total 42 439 19 174 61 613 69% 72% Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 32 ACCIDENT TYPES Accident Types Explanation of Accident Types Section The following section contains six tables that examine data related to the events in accidents (termed “accident types”). The tables focus on these events and break down information by state, vessel type, vessel length, engine type, and propulsion. In the Coast Guard's national database, there are four fields that can be used to define the series of events in an accident. By events, we mean the series of occurrences during an accident. If a wave broke over a vessel causing it to take on water, capsize, and eject its occupant, the Coast Guard would categorize this accident by three events. First, there was a flooding/swamping. Second, there was a capsizing. Third, there was an ejection. With the exception of one table, the tables and figures in this report focus only on the first event in the sequence. The rationale for providing only the first accident type is to keep the tables simplistic; if we added the second, third, and fourth events in the boating sequence, our accident, casualty, and damage totals would not match up because they would be double-counting the accidents, casualties, and damages for cases that had more than one event. Accident, Vessel & Casualty Numbers by Primary Accident Type (Table 16, Page 36) This table focuses on the first event in a boating accident and provides information on the number of accidents, vessels, and casualties attributed to that first event. The deaths section is also separated by the categories drownings and non-drownings. Five-year Summary of Frequency of Events in Accidents & Casualties Nationwide (Table 17, Pages 37-40) As mentioned in the second paragraph, there are four fields that can be used to define the series of events in an accident. This table focuses on the first three events in an accident and the number of casualties associated with each event. The Coast Guard leaves out the fourth because it is not a standardized field. Using the example in the opening paragraphs, the flooding/swamping would fall under the intersection of the column "First Event in an Accident" and the row "Flooding/swamping”. The capsizing would be marked under the column "Second Event in an Accident" and the row "Capsizing". Finally, the ejection would be marked under the column "Third Event in an Accident" and the row "Ejected from Vessel”. This table focuses on the frequency that these events occurred nationally and the total number of deaths that were associated with each accident type. If we turn back to our example and focus on deaths as a result of flooding/swamping, we see that there were 399 accidents where flooding/swamping was the first event in the boating accident. There were 45 deaths associated with this first event type. However, there were other accidents that involved a flooding/swamping as a second or third occurrence. There were 246 accidents and 13 deaths associated with flooding/swamping as a second event and 58 accidents and 18 deaths associated with flooding/swamping as a third event. All combined, you get the sixth column of the table that looks at how many deaths were associated with an event that occurred either as the first, second, or third occurrence in an accident. Please note that in this table deaths are not separated by first, second and third event. In the example, there were 703 accidents and 76 deaths associated with flooding/swamping as a first, second, or third event. This table can be difficult to understand, especially when the reader is under the expectation that the tallies of the casualty columns will equal the numbers published at the front of this report that reference the number of reportable accidents and deaths. Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Length & Primary Accident Type (Table 18, Page 41) This table displays the types of accidents by the length of vessel. The table lists vessel length by foot for vessels of lengths 4 ft-39 ft. After 39 ft, information is categorized in ranges. This table also provides information about the number of casualties and vessels associated by length of vessel. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 34 Accident Types Number of Vessels in Accidents by Vessel Type & Primary Accident Type (Table 19, Page 42) This table examines the first event of a boating accident for all vessels involved in an accident. It also provides information about the casualties associated with each vessel type. Number of Vessels in Accidents by Primary Accident Type & Propulsion Type (Table 20, Page 43) This table provides information about the number of vessels involved in accidents by primary accident type and propulsion type. Number of Vessels with Propellers by Primary Accident Type & Engine Type (Table 21, Page 43) This table provides information about the number of casualties and vessels associated by primary accident type and engine type. This table is a subset of information from Table 20 and represents all vessels propelled by a propeller. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 35 Capsizing Carbon monoxide poisoning Collision with fixed object Collision with floating object Collision with commercial vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with recreational vessel Collision with submerged object Departed vessel Ejected from vessel Electrocution Fall in vessel Falls overboard Fire/explosion (fuel) Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (unknown origin) Flooding/swamping Grounding Person struck by propeller Person struck by vessel Sinking Skier mishap Sudden medical condition Other All Accident Types 4168 242 12 493 68 21 8 1071 134 97 181 0 131 299 134 59 46 399 413 39 19 0 259 0 43 Accidents 5651 256 12 610 77 43 18 2233 139 100 191 0 139 315 154 63 60 427 429 39 22 0 273 0 51 Vessels Involved 439 112 0 32 8 2 0 5 9 46 24 0 1 148 0 2 0 36 3 1 0 0 8 0 2 Drowning Deaths 174 17 5 12 2 0 0 42 0 7 9 0 4 41 0 0 3 9 13 2 0 0 5 0 3 613 129 5 44 10 2 0 47 9 53 33 0 5 189 0 2 3 45 16 3 0 0 13 0 5 2559 107 31 326 25 17 4 650 59 44 153 0 136 122 107 12 9 124 253 37 22 0 279 0 42 Other Deaths Total Deaths Total Injuries Table 16 ▪ ACCIDENT, VESSEL & CASUALTY NUMBERS BY PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE 2019 $55,320,226.25 $1,004,103.00 $650.00 $10,415,847.56 $604,554.75 $287,840.00 $56,200.00 $10,960,016.59 $1,674,834.20 $106,283.01 $288,618.00 $0.00 $27,601.00 $110,101.19 $4,096,791.71 $5,962,305.00 $6,499,679.00 $7,233,449.00 $5,930,027.24 $3,125.00 $0.00 $0.00 $9,650.00 $0.00 $48,550.00 Damages Accident Types Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 36 Accident Types Table 17 ▪ FREQUENCY OF EVENTS IN ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES NATIONWIDE Damages Associated with Event in all Accidents Injuries Associated with Event in all Accidents Deaths Associated with Event in all Accidents Total Times Event Occurred in all Accidents Third Event in an Accident Second Event in an Accident First Event in an Accident 2019 Capsizing 242 240 50 532 185 234 $6,672,595.09 Carbon monoxide poisoning Collision with fixed object Collision with floating object Collision with commercial vessel 12 493 68 21 1 101 7 3 0 13 3 2 13 607 78 26 5 53 14 2 32 $650.00 380 $11,611,781.57 30 $1,124,094.75 19 $381,306.78 0 0 83 15 1 0 41 7 555 347 2 0 252 43 27 7 5 0 3 2 0 0 246 58 56 20 101 31 225 25 86 70 13 0 2 0 11 3 0 0 8 1169 135 145 1083 2 426 333 139 64 46 703 489 171 269 156 272 2 57 0 0 47 9 73 277 0 26 194 0 2 3 76 25 35 34 18 13 1 5 0 Collision with governmental vessel Collision with recreational vessel Collision with submerged object Departed vessel Ejected from vessel Electrocution Fall in vessel Falls overboard Fire/explosion (fuel) Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (unknown origin) Flooding/swamping Grounding Person struck by propeller Person struck by vessel Sinking Skier mishap Sudden medical condition Other Unknown 8 1071 134 97 181 0 131 299 134 59 46 399 413 39 19 0 259 0 43 0 4 690 59 69 910 5 637 151 107 16 9 206 294 155 338 37 301 1 55 0 $56,200.00 $12,097,263.60 $1,675,134.20 $333,423.01 $10,425,432.09 $30,000.00 $7,903,634.68 $143,451.19 $4,123,621.71 $6,496,195.00 $6,499,679.00 $16,930,794.83 $6,792,155.24 $100,402.19 $956,315.00 $7,901,198.44 $33,833.01 $0.00 $68,550.00 $0.00   2018 Capsizing 266 223 62 551 214 269 $4,245,361.27 Carbon monoxide poisoning Collision with fixed object Collision with floating object Collision with commercial vessel 8 470 59 25 2 84 5 0 0 17 0 1 10 571 64 26 8 71 11 1 8 $0.00 348 $8,793,679.73 26 $499,957.49 18 $753,995.00 6 3 0 9 1 1028 65 10 1103 45 689 $11,044,445.18 151 1 0 152 10 45 $1,274,500.69 Collision with governmental vessel Collision with recreational vessel Collision with submerged object Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 4 $71,501.00 37 Accident Types Table 17 ConƟnued ▪ FREQUENCY OF EVENTS IN ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES NATIONWIDE 20 208 276 1058 0 0 57 376 6 329 1 148 0 73 0 41 78 765 33 464 25 177 34 269 87 231 1 239 0 0 86 305 0 39 171 4 0 0 105 26 25 23 20 10 0 Damages Associated with Event in all Accidents Injuries Associated with Event in all Accidents Deaths Associated with Event in all Accidents Total Times Event Occurred in all Accidents Unknown Third Event in an Accident Person struck by propeller Person struck by vessel Sinking Skier mishap Sudden medical condition Other Second Event in an Accident Departed vessel Ejected from vessel Electrocution Fall in vessel Falls overboard Fire/explosion (fuel) Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (unknown origin) Flooding/swamping Grounding First Event in an Accident 2018 continued 119 197 0 128 274 145 70 41 443 367 45 31 0 230 0 69 585 0 191 49 2 3 0 244 64 107 204 144 8 0 100 $857,197.37 983 $7,858,064.03 0 $0.00 535 $4,205,491.69 158 $455,847.70 99 $3,906,954.54 11 $6,235,940.37 7 $3,291,006.75 227 $13,031,049.80 298 $6,901,793.84 177 $80,388.70 348 $837,487.82 45 $6,343,604.00 264 $2,600.00 0 $0.00 42 17 1 60 2 53 $498,108.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00   2017 Capsizing Carbon monoxide poisoning 286 9 244 1 72 1 602 11 222 4 324 $5,472,159.63 14 $100.00 Collision with fixed object 470 103 11 584 68 384 $7,133,312.41 55 19 6 1145 141 93 173 1 5 2 0 65 1 56 610 2 0 60 2 23 0 6 2 1212 0 142 14 163 348 1131 0 3 5 2 0 52 3 66 330 5 29 $665,200.00 15 $543,700.00 5 $56,200.00 753 $10,007,231.45 47 $1,236,846.31 82 $1,146,500.00 968 $7,569,723.77 0 $7,000.00 154 306 157 81 33 435 272 39 5 2 0 269 23 190 2 0 1 98 743 $5,109,056.87 158 $135,458.00 103 $5,532,049.00 12 $6,793,581.68 5 $2,758,227.00 251 $17,383,750.97 Collision with floating object Collision with commercial vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with recreational vessel Collision with submerged object Departed vessel Ejected from vessel Electrocution Fall in vessel Falls overboard Fire/explosion (fuel) Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (unknown origin) Flooding/swamping Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 58 4 2 1 1 74 484 349 164 84 34 778 38 Accident Types Table 17 ConƟnued ▪ FREQUENCY OF EVENTS IN ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES NATIONWIDE 433 172 307 213 278 3 57 0 24 31 38 19 16 3 1 0 Damages Associated with Event in all Accidents 15 24 31 100 1 0 3 0 Injuries Associated with Event in all Accidents Deaths Associated with Event in all Accidents 50 118 253 113 18 1 9 0 Total Times Event Occurred in all Accidents 368 30 23 0 259 2 45 0 Third Event in an Accident Second Event in an Accident Grounding Person struck by propeller Person struck by vessel Sinking Skier mishap Sudden medical condition Other Unknown First Event in an Accident 2017 continued 262 $5,773,401.27 162 $170,980.00 403 $1,087,437.00 50 $10,377,829.59 290 $14,134.00 0 $0.00 54 $392,437.00 0 $0.00 2016 Capsizing Carbon monoxide poisoning Collision with fixed object Collision with floating object Collision with commercial vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with recreational vessel Collision with submerged object Departed vessel Ejected from vessel Electrocution Fall in vessel Falls overboard Fire/explosion (fuel) Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (unknown origin) Flooding/swamping Grounding Person struck by propeller Person struck by vessel Sinking Skier mishap Sudden medical condition Other Unknown Recreational Boating Statistics 2019   305 8 565 53 31 4 1051 143 121 160 2 170 284 158 81 34 262 2 82 4 3 0 67 5 58 609 0 284 58 10 2 0 60 1 9 0 0 1 9 0 16 311 0 52 9 2 1 0 627 11 656 57 34 5 1127 148 195 1080 2 506 351 170 84 34 263 6 74 5 5 0 42 9 96 319 2 25 183 2 0 1 356 13 475 19 23 3 747 56 88 969 1 693 177 138 8 10 $4,262,346.53 $5,000.00 $8,189,699.35 $489,063.83 $696,484.58 $15,100.00 $9,587,374.22 $2,772,112.20 $1,018,112.00 $7,122,482.55 $0.00 $3,956,127.78 $227,195.00 $3,054,056.00 $7,265,495.00 $5,198,480.00 470 258 82 810 111 285 $15,154,400.50 413 42 32 0 278 55 101 220 119 19 23 28 31 83 3 491 171 283 202 300 16 24 24 23 11 299 $7,128,476.37 175 $124,740.00 367 $889,104.49 46 $8,122,022.00 316 $47,490.00 10 1 0 11 9 2 $700.00 48 28 5 81 6 66 $759,150.09 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 39 Accident Types Table 17 ConƟnued ▪ FREQUENCY OF EVENTS IN ACCIDENTS & CASUALTIES NATIONWIDE Damages Associated with Event in all Accidents Injuries Associated with Event in all Accidents Deaths Associated with Event in all Accidents Total Times Event Occurred in all Accidents Third Event in an Accident Second Event in an Accident Capsizing First Event in an Accident 2015 299 241 56 596 226 293 $3,078,884 12 0 1 13 8 14 $21,500 470 73 10 553 62 385 $5,195,040 Collision with floating object 61 5 1 67 11 29 $578,821 Collision with commercial vessel 29 4 0 33 4 13 $954,100 4 0 0 4 0 1 $47,000 Collision with recreational vessel 990 59 6 1055 37 650 $6,575,775 Collision with submerged object 127 2 0 129 8 56 $1,973,274 86 39 13 138 70 57 $308,765 172 576 369 1117 316 931 $5,696,172 Electrocution 1 1 0 2 0 3 $44,000 Fall in vessel 146 268 43 457 22 682 $3,837,367 Falls overboard 259 33 4 296 169 125 $234,191 Fire/explosion (fuel) 174 4 0 178 3 136 $3,878,941 Fire/explosion (non-fuel) 67 4 0 71 0 7 $6,007,411 Fire/explosion (unknown origin) 24 1 0 25 0 6 $5,875,925 Flooding/swamping 449 231 56 736 82 216 $13,574,146 Grounding 350 56 32 438 30 312 $5,706,612 Person struck by propeller 42 94 22 158 27 150 $106,485 Person struck by vessel 36 228 16 280 35 347 $780,330 0 109 75 184 27 35 $5,798,853 301 12 2 315 13 338 $13,590 Carbon monoxide poisoning Collision with fixed object Collision with governmental vessel Departed vessel Ejected from vessel Sinking Skier mishap Sudden medical condition Other Unknown Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 2 0 0 2 0 2 $0 57 10 0 67 3 56 $83,443 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0 40 Accident Types Table 18 ▪ NUMBER OF VESSELS IN ACCIDENTS BY VESSEL LENGTH & PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE 0 224 0 24 0 163 80 243 1299 115 84 76 47 70 49 64 53 54 52 53 42 40 34 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 11 16 9 8 5 6 4 6 7 2 5 6 10 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 833 8 4 108 10 365 2 1 60 Over 65 ft 87 1 2 20 Unknown 330 37 0 27 6 8 377 15 16 5 0 7 10 3 162 7 3 0 0 3 0 7 1 47 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 1 136 3 8 13 0 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 1 5 2 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 4 0 0 1 4 1 2 0 1 0 5 7 5 2 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 1 0 19 19 1 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 0 3 1 5 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 1 6 0 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 613 2559 0 0 7 0 5 11 23 38 22 56 57 258 19 245 42 76 6 18 54 58 17 46 252 806 36 124 34 147 25 135 30 127 40 181 21 150 19 114 13 104 20 129 5 88 0 1 4 1 2 1 3 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 12 5 6 1 4 1 5 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 16 6 7 3 6 7 9 6 4 7 9 6 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 23 20 41 94 3 1 0 12 0 10 0 22 24 46 251 4 16 13 21 7 42 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 7 11 69 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 32 3 2 4 22 8 2 3 0 14 0 5 0 42 19 61 115 41 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 1 5 3 2 0 1 2 Injuries Other Deaths 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Deaths Drownings 20 14 259 236 33 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Unknown Skier mishap 15 5 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Other Sinking 45 2 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 Sudden medical condition Person struck by vessel 63 47 33 31 18 31 28 32 32 22 19 23 23 22 16 Person struck by propeller 2528 88 Grounding 174 0 0 0 7 3 12 7 4 1 8 2 44 6 11 12 10 14 7 2 6 10 2 71 133 Flooding/ swamping 0 439 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 16 0 19 0 45 0 12 0 38 0 5 0 46 0 15 0 208 0 30 0 23 0 13 0 20 0 26 0 14 0 17 0 7 0 10 0 3 0 Fire/explosion (unknown) 0 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 48 Fire/explosion (non-fuel) 273 0 0 0 1 2 6 11 1 0 1 1 23 5 14 26 40 32 32 24 17 24 10 56 Fire/explosion (fuel) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 Falls overboard Fall in vessel Electrocution Ejected from vessel Departed vessel 63 60 427 429 39 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15 18 0 3 1 0 1 7 0 2 0 0 18 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 30 6 1 0 1 0 24 6 0 0 4 0 95 47 1 9 0 1 42 18 1 2 1 3 37 17 6 2 3 1 30 26 1 0 3 1 23 32 2 0 3 2 39 29 10 2 4 0 38 35 1 1 2 2 16 15 3 0 1 0 11 24 4 1 2 2 18 29 4 1 1 2 5 11 1 0 4 818 Collision with submerged object Collision with commercial vessel Collision with recreational vessel Collision with floating object 0 139 315 154 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 3 13 0 0 2 9 2 0 12 30 5 0 19 30 1 0 3 16 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 17 2 0 1 4 0 0 42 127 12 0 0 19 5 0 9 17 6 0 9 16 13 0 5 10 12 0 14 23 9 0 4 16 14 0 9 7 5 0 9 6 12 0 7 14 10 0 5 5 2 5 282 Collision with governmental vessel Collision with fixed object 43 18 2233 139 100 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 31 1 1 6 0 0 63 2 1 7 1 1 278 2 7 46 2 0 223 4 2 42 0 0 32 4 1 12 0 0 15 1 0 1 0 0 18 7 3 5 0 0 24 12 1 3 3 1 693 33 16 125 2 0 47 6 3 10 1 0 63 10 1 8 2 0 98 12 5 5 1 0 71 6 6 6 0 0 129 18 10 5 1 1 91 5 6 3 1 1 113 6 5 5 1 1 73 4 8 1 1 1 84 8 8 2 5 0 49 6 4 3 40 ft to 65 ft Carbon monoxide poisoning 77 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 1 11 3 5 5 6 7 4 4 4 6 1 14 feet 15 feet Under 16 ft 16 feet 17 feet 18 feet 19 feet 20 feet 21 feet 22 feet 23 feet 24 feet 25 feet 16 ft to less than 26 ft 26 feet 27 feet 28 feet 29 feet 30 feet 31 feet 32 feet 33 feet 34 feet 35 feet 36 feet 37 feet 38 feet 39 feet 26 ft to less than 40 ft Capsizing Total vessels involved 5651 256 12 610 0 0 0 0 12 4 0 1 19 2 0 3 81 15 0 5 113 10 0 8 496 38 0 29 379 8 0 24 140 28 0 16 38 8 0 2 129 20 0 14 101 12 0 11 1508 145 0 113 202 16 0 21 243 15 2 25 305 11 0 40 248 8 0 13 379 3 0 42 302 4 1 37 258 4 0 31 201 0 1 22 255 0 1 31 135 2 0 20 All lengths 5 feet 6 feet 7 feet 8 feet 9 feet 10 feet 11 feet 12 feet 13 feet 7 4 2 2 6 1 4 1 8 4 4 0 1 2 0 46 19 30 18 28 7 22 11 10 19 16 11 3 11 Ejected from vessel Departed vessel Collision with submerged object Collision with recreational vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with commercial vessel Collision with floating object Collision with fixed object Carbon monoxide exposure Capsizing All accident types Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 0 1 5 15 28 98 0 2 0 5 2 11 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 2 0 2 7 44 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 Electrocution 0 Fall in vessel 0 Falls overboard 0 Fire/explosion (fuel) 1 Fire/explosion (non-fuel) 0 Fire/explosion (unknown origin) 0 Flooding/swamping 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 0 Grounding 1 Person struck by propeller 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 Person struck by vessel 4 0 0 2 0 Sinking 7 Skier mishap 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 8 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 12 0 8 3 8 0 3 5 13 3 0 51 0 439 174 613 2559 0 0 0 1 0 1 28 0 2 0 8 6 14 61 0 8 0 14 20 34 248 0 1 0 34 5 39 45 0 3 0 0 3 3 26 0 0 0 11 1 12 15 0 2 0 73 13 86 76 0 25 0 201 87 288 1246 0 5 0 24 22 46 614 0 2 0 32 8 40 153 0 0 0 16 2 18 13 0 2 0 2 2 4 10 Sudden medical condition 0 273 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 0 23 0 25 0 0 0 0 Unknown Other 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 2 0 0 Drownings 429 39 6 0 40 0 97 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 223 28 32 0 17 7 1 0 2 0 Deaths by causes other than drowning 0 139 315 154 63 60 427 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 4 11 2 8 7 10 0 8 12 45 24 32 39 0 0 9 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 8 2 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 31 0 0 0 10 0 79 129 82 27 14 316 0 39 58 10 0 0 6 0 6 36 4 1 3 15 0 0 7 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Total deaths 5651 256 12 610 77 43 18 2233 139 100 191 30 3 0 9 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 237 11 0 23 4 3 2 108 1 0 1 888 7 3 153 17 11 6 382 21 6 3 66 31 0 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 73 0 4 7 1 0 0 38 1 2 0 25 7 0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 179 96 0 20 0 0 0 13 4 1 2 2510 52 3 253 42 12 4 801 95 48 57 1062 18 0 57 5 4 2 659 8 7 119 372 2 0 45 3 7 1 158 4 30 4 32 9 0 5 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 29 10 0 2 0 0 1 8 1 0 1 Injuries Sailboat (unknown) Standup paddleboard Other Unknown All vessels Airboat Auxiliary sailboat Cabin motorboat Canoe Houseboat Inflatable Kayak Open motorboat Personal watercraft Pontoon Rowboat Sailboat (only) Table 19 ▪ NUMBER OF VESSELS IN ACCIDENTS BY VESSEL TYPE & PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE WITH NUMBER OF CASUALTIES BY CASUALTY TYPE & VESSEL TYPE 2019 Accident Types 42 Collision with fixed object Carbon monoxide Capsizing Total vessels involved Collision with recreational vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with commercial vessel Collision with floating object Collision with fixed object Carbon monoxide Capsizing Total vessels involved 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 4 4 5 2 1 3 1 0 1 1 0 Collision with submerged object 27 Departed vessel 0 Ejected from vessel 0 Electrocution 1 0 9 0 21 25 46 366 0 15 0 211 76 287 950 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 17 19 36 333 0 81 0 87 0 0 0 65 2 6 0 1 11 17 0 10 30 34 56 130 14 9 282 151 0 0 0 0 13 7 32 78 61 24 0 51 0 15 15 0 52 151 0 0 0 0 23 17 Fall in vessel 4 56 0 4 22 0 0 11 0 10 1 60 427 429 39 0 5 6 0 0 24 5 0 55 374 363 39 0 0 2 0 1 12 44 0 4 12 9 0 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Falls overboard 7 Collision with floating object Fire/explosion (fuel) 1 Collision with commercial vessel Fire/explosion (non-fuel) 43 2 Collision with governmental vessel Fire/explosion (unknown origin) 65 Collision with recreational vessel Flooding/swamping Unknown Collision with submerged object Grounding 13 60 0 11 Departed vessel Person struck by propeller 29 77 0 12 Ejected from vessel Person struck by vessel 5 453 9 752 0 0 1 203 Electrocution Sinking 7 21 0 6 Fall in vessel Skier mishap 12 36 1 13 Falls overboard Sudden medical condition 6 138 1 244 0 0 1 75 Fire/explosion (fuel) Unknown Other 1115 4 2128 64 1 0 636 1 Fire/explosion (non-fuel) 63 0 1 59 0 2 1 Fire/explosion (unknown origin) 315 154 0 1 62 0 186 137 1 0 60 14 6 2 Flooding/swamping 0 139 0 0 0 0 0 91 0 1 0 44 0 3 Grounding 18 2233 139 100 191 0 5 1 0 0 0 21 7 6 5 15 1435 118 85 65 1 8 1 0 1 2 689 10 8 119 0 75 2 1 1 Person struck by propeller 43 0 0 34 0 2 7 Person struck by vessel 77 0 2 63 0 8 4 Sinking 5651 256 12 610 30 3 0 9 325 144 0 45 3945 71 9 464 29 10 0 2 1158 18 0 74 164 10 3 16 Skier mishap Other deaths Drownings Engine Type 51 0 3 36 2 7 3 Sudden medical condition Total deaths Inboard Outboard Pod drive Sterndrive 2559 28 156 1676 10 663 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 273 0 0 0 0 0 235 0 0 0 34 0 4 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Drownings Injuries Table 21 ▪ NUMBER OF VESSELS WITH PROPELLERS BY PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE & ENGINE TYPE Other deaths All Types Air Thrust Manual Propeller Sail Water Jet Unknown Table 20 ▪ NUMBER OF VESSELS IN ACCIDENTS BY PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE & PROPULSION TYPE Total deaths 439 174 613 1 0 1 153 23 176 250 123 373 2 2 4 27 23 50 6 3 9 Injuries 27 Accident Types OPERATOR 8c PASSENGER INFORMATION Operator/Passenger Information Explanation of Operator/Passenger Information Section The following section contains eleven tables and figures that examine data relating to the operators and passengers in accidents. Information is displayed by age, boating safety instruction, type of injury, and cause of death. Operator Information (Table 22, Page 46) This table provides information about the operator. Information covers a variety of topics including age, operator’s experience, number of people onboard the vessel, and the boating safety instruction level of the operator. Examples of “other” boating safety instruction include licenses issued by the Coast Guard, military training, police academy training, rental operator training, commercially-available courses, and camp training. Informal training signifies that the operator did not receive formal instruction, but rather learned from experience. Number of Deaths by Type of Operator Boating Instruction (Table 23 & Figure 7, Page 47) This table and accompanying figure focus on boating safety instruction for those operators who had a person die on their vessel. The table and figure both focus on instruction provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadrons, American Red Cross, and state sources. The figure examines only deaths where the operator instruction was known. Number of Deaths by Vessel Type (Table 24 & Figure 8, Page 48) This table documents deaths by vessel type with a focus on drownings. It also provides the percentage of deaths by drowning by type of vessel. Percentage of Deaths by Vessel Type, 2005-2019 (Figure 9 & Table 25, Page 49) This table and accompanying figure focus on the percentage of deaths that occurred on each vessel type for the past ten years. The figure may be interpreted by measuring the upper and lower bounds of the color-coded vessel type to obtain the percentage of deaths attributed to that vessel type within the year. Please note that the percentages in the table have been rounded up. Number of Deceased Victims by Age & Vessel Type (Table 26 and Figure 9a, Pages 50 and 51) This table documents the age of fatal accident victims by vessel type, and delineates the number of drownings, non-drownings, and total deaths by age. The accompanying figure charts the percent of deceased victims by age group and vessel type. Percent of Injured Victims by Age & Vessel Type (Figure 9b and Table 27, Pages 51 and 52) This figure charts the percent of injured victims by age group and vessel type, and the accompanying table documents the age of injured victims by vessel type. Nature of Primary Injury Type by Area of Injury 2019 (Table 28, Page 53) This table focuses on the nature and area of the primary injury of injured victims. Number of Injured Victims under Age 18 by Age Group and Injury Type on Personal Watercraft, 2019 (Figure 10, Page 53) This figure focuses on the number of injured victims from personal watercraft for specific age groups and by type of injury. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 45 Operator/Passenger Information Table 22 ▪ OPERATOR INFORMATION 2019 Vessels Involved Deaths 5651 613 12 years and under 19 5 13 to 18 years 219 13 19 to 25 years 580 50 26 to 35 years 766 99 Age of Operator 36 to 55 years 1701 196 Over 55 years 1297 206 Unknown 343 37 No operator 726 7 No Experience 46 3 Under 10 hours 483 46 10 to 100 hours 1007 88 1537 144 Operator's Experience 101 to 500 hours Over 500 Hours 537 39 Unknown 1315 286 No Operator 726 7 None 432 0 One 1809 244 Two 1438 193 Three 540 58 Four 430 46 Five 242 16 Number of Persons on Six 194 11 Board Seven 96 11 Eight 90 13 Nine 48 4 Ten 41 5 More than 10 74 8 Unknown 217 4 American Red Cross 9 0 Informal 181 13 Internet Course 158 11 State Course 895 50 US Power Squadrons 42 1 Education of Operator USCG Auxiliary 126 8 Other 124 6 No Education 1928 205 Unknown 1462 312 No Operator 726 7 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Injuries 2559 15 123 324 411 902 610 119 55 22 231 574 788 278 611 55 0 558 726 358 275 165 149 62 102 47 26 66 25 0 106 98 454 13 67 48 1010 708 55 46 Operator/Passenger Information BOATING SAFETY INSTRUCTION Table 23 ▪ NUMBER OF DEATHS BY TYPE OF OPERATOR BOATING INSTRUCTION 2019 Type of Boating Instruction Deaths American Red Cross 0 Informal Internet Course 13 11 State Course US Power Squadrons USCG Auxiliary Other No Education 50 1 8 6 205 Total Deaths - Known Operator Instruction 294 Total Deaths - Unknown Operator Instruction 312 Total Deaths - No Operator 7 Total Deaths - Known & Unknown Operator Instruction 613 Figur,e l PERCENT OF DEATHS BY KNOWN OPERATOR INSTRUCTION , 2019 3.1% C ll SCG .A.uxi liary, ll S Pm -.er Sq;u ad'.ron,s, Ameri can Red Omss ■Stat e 10.2% ■ I nfo rm a l , ■ N ,o Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Intern et, Other ,edJ cation 47 Operator/Passenger Information Table 24 ▪ NUMBER OF DEATHS BY VESSEL TYPE 2019 Drownings 1 8 14 34 0 11 73 201 24 32 16 2 0 Deaths by Causes other than Drowning 0 6 20 5 3 1 13 87 22 8 2 2 0 Total Deaths 1 14 34 39 3 12 86 288 46 40 18 4 0 Percentage of Deaths from Drowning 100% 57% 41% 87% 0% 92% 85% 70% 52% 80% 89% 50% 0% Standup paddleboard 10 2 12 83% Other Unknown Total 8 5 439 0 3 174 8 8 613 100% 63% 72% Vessel type Airboat Auxiliary Sailboat Cabin Motorboat Canoe Houseboat Inflatable Kayak Open Motorboat Personal Watercraft Pontoon Rowboat Sailboat (only) Sailboat (unknown) Figure8 NUMBER OF DEATH S BY VESSE L TYPE 2-019 350 300 250 ■ Drow nin gs ■ Death s by Ca uses other th an Drow nin g 200 150 100 50 0 I -I Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 ■ -- 48 Operator/Passenger Information Figure 9 PER·CENT OF DEATHS BY VESSEL TYPE, 2-005-2019 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10 % 0% fo ~½ ~G '\,(:) "\) s- ~ ■ A irbo at ■ A uxili ary sai lbo at ■ Cab in ■ Gano el kayak ■ H ou s e bo at ■ Infl atabl e ■ Ope n motorboat ■ Personal watercraft ■ ■ R ow boat ■ Sail boat (only) ■ Sail boat (un knov,m ) ■ StandJp paddle boar d ■ ot her motorboat Pontoon ■ Un kn own Table 25 ▪ PERCENT OF DEATHS BY VESSEL TYPE, 2005-2019 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Airboat 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% Auxiliary sailboat 1% 1% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 1% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2% 2% Cabin motorboat 8% 8% 8% 8% 6% 5% 6% 8% 4% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 6% 10% 14% 16% 16% 18% 21% 18% Houseboat 4% 1% 1% 1% 0% 1% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 0% Inflatable 1% 3% 1% 3% 4% 3% 3% 5% 3% 3% 4% 3% 3% 3% 2% 51% 49% 49% 50% 53% 48% 49% Personal watercraft 9% 10% 10% 6% 6% 6% 6% 9% 6% 6% 5% 7% 7% 7% 8% Pontoon 3% 4% 2% 2% 2% 4% 4% 7% 6% 3% 7% 7% 5% 6% 7% Rowboat 6% 5% 5% 6% 6% 5% 7% 4% 5% 5% 3% 2% 3% 3% 3% Sailboat (only) 2% 2% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 2% 1% 1% Sailboat (unknown) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Standup paddleboard 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 0% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% Other 3% 2% 3% 3% 1% 2% 1% 1% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% 1% 1% Unknown 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1% Canoe/kayak Open motorboat Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 16% 19% 22% 22% 22% 21% 20% 20% 44% 49% 46% 46% 46% 46% 49% 47% 49 Operator/Passenger Information Total deaths Other Other deaths Standup paddelboard Unknown Sailboat (only) Sailboat (unknown) Rowboat 0 12 8 8 439 174 613 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 0-12 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 13 - 19 0 0 0 6 0 0 4 10 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 10 26 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 6 6 2 6 2 0 0 1 16 44 13 11 3 23 43 6 7 2 8 36 4 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 1 2 0 69 30 99 2 71 26 97 0 61 14 75 50 - 59 1 4 9 5 1 4 17 65 11 4 3 1 0 3 3 3 93 41 134 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 and Over Unknown 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 1 6 10 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 7 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 66 24 90 1 46 14 60 0 4 4 8 1 2 2 4 4 2 0 0 Pontoon 4 6 45 4 33 0 4 1 0 Personal watercraft Open motorboat Kayak Inflatable 3 12 86 288 46 40 18 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Houseboat Canoe Cabin motorboat 1 14 34 39 Age of Deceased Victim Total Auxiliary sailboat Airboat Drownings Table 26 ▪ NUMBER OF DECEASED VICTIMS BY AGE AND VESSEL TYPE 2019 Type of Vessel 9 20 50 Operator/Passenger Information F igure 9a PERCENT OF DECEASED VICTI MS BY AGE AND VESSEL TYPE 2019 100% 90% 80% ■ Unknown 70% • 80 and Ov er 60% ■ 70 - 79 50% ■ 60 40% - 69 ■ 50 - 59 30% ■ 40 20% - 49 ■ 30 - 39 10% • 20 - 29 0% ■ 13 - 19 ■ 0- 12 Fi gure 9b PERCENT OF INJURED VICTI MS BY AGE A ND V ESSEL TYPE 2019 100% 90% ■ Unknown 80% ■ 80 and Ov er 70% ■ 70 - 79 60% ■ 60 50% - 69 • 50 - 59 40% ■ 40 - 49 30% ■ 30 - 39 20% ■ 20 10% ■ 0% 13 - 19 ■O Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 - 29 - 12 51 Operator/Passenger Information Table 27 ▪ NUMBER OF INJURED VICTIMS BY AGE AND VESSEL TYPE 2019 Standup paddleboard Other 5 13 0 4 7 4 15 13 13 14 10 12 22 29 29 172 328 490 395 317 342 231 91 19 174 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 12 39 37 35 58 40 11 2 9 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 5 9 7 5 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 3 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 5 11 13 12 11 6 6 1 8 0 4 6 2 9 9 9 11 8 6 12 16 15 107 150 210 184 158 164 114 55 10 94 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 4 7 4 6 32 121 176 110 75 52 26 3 1 18 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 2 13 23 27 25 13 22 16 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 3 Unknown Sailboat (unknown) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 8 17 12 6 0 7 Sailboat (only) 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 4 1 4 3 0 1 4 Rowboat 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 - 12 13 - 19 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 and Over Unknown Pontoon Total Personal watercraft Open motorboat Kayak Inflatable Houseboat Canoe Cabin motorboat Auxiliary sailboat Airboat Total injuries 2559 28 61 248 45 26 15 76 1246 614 153 13 10 Age of Injured Victim 52 Operator/Passenger Information Table 28 ▪ NATURE OF PRIMARY INJURY TYPE BY AREA OF INJURY 2019 All Areas Arm Body Foot Hand Head Leg Neck Trunk Unknown All primary injury types Amputation 2559 227 286 108 86 578 522 63 505 184 14 1 0 1 7 0 5 0 0 0 Broken bone 472 57 0 34 20 69 159 2 118 13 Burn 101 10 11 7 4 8 33 3 9 16 Carbon monoxide Concussion Dislocation Electric shock Hypothermia Internal organ injury Laceration Scrape/bruise Shock Spinal cord Injury Sprain/strain Other Unknown 32 205 41 3 196 129 593 352 6 35 138 8 234 0 0 25 0 0 0 55 48 0 0 17 0 14 32 0 0 3 196 0 8 10 6 0 17 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 39 9 0 0 11 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 36 10 0 0 4 0 3 0 205 0 0 0 10 219 47 0 0 1 1 18 0 0 9 0 0 0 171 86 0 0 26 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 7 26 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 111 39 74 0 28 31 6 89 0 0 0 0 0 8 22 65 0 0 5 0 55 Figur,e 10 NUMBER OF INJURED VICTIMS UNDER AiG E 1,8: BY AiG E AND INJURY TYPE ON PERSONAL WAllERCRAFT, 2019 2:5 20 ■ Age s Oto 4 ■ Ages 5 to 9 ■ Ages 10 to 14 ■ Ages 15 to 17 15 10 5 0 I I I .I Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 ■ .I I 53 CASUALTY DATA Casualty Data Explanation of Casualty Data Section This section contains fifteen tables and figures that examine data relating to the victims in boating accidents. The following pages focus on historical casualty information, casualty-vessel information, and state-specific casualty information. Deaths, Injuries & Accidents by Year, 2000-2019 (Figure 11 & Table 29, Page 56) This figure and table document the number of accidents and casualties from 2000-2019. Accident, Casualty & Damage Data by State (Table 30, Page 57) This table provides accident, casualty, and damage information by state for the year 2019. Accidents are broken down into three levels of severity– fatal accidents, non-fatal injury accidents, and property damage only accidents. Please note that under this categorization, accidents are represented by their greatest severity. If an accident resulted in one death, two injured victims, and $5,000 damages, the accident would be represented under the fatal accident column under the greater “Number of Accidents” heading. The death, injured victims, and damages would be represented in the totals under the “Persons Involved” and “Damages” headings. Distribution of Recreational Boating Deaths by State (Figure 12, Page 58) This figure provides the percentage that each state contributed to the national death count. So, for instance, Michigan had 22 deaths. Out of the total national death count of 613, Michigan contributed 3.6% ((22/613) × 100) of deaths to the national count. Please note that percentages have been rounded. Fatal Accidents by Location (Figures 12a-c, Pages 59-60) These figures plot the location of fatal accidents in four different regions. 12a represents the continental United States and Puerto Rico. 12b represents Alaska. 12c represents Hawaii. In many cases, the location was plotted using coordinates. When coordinates were not available, other fields such as the name of body of water, nearest city or town, county, and the narrative were used to approximate the location. The size of the plot correlates to the number of deaths in the fatal accident. Annual Recreational Boating Fatality Rates, 2000-2019 (Figure 13 & Table 31, Page 61) This table and accompanying figure provide two fatality rates for years 2000-2019. The fatality rate is calculated by dividing the number of fatalities by the total national vessel registration. The Coast Guard then multiplied by a factor of 100,000 to arrive at the number of deaths per 100,000 registered vessels. The fatality rate takes into account all fatalities and all recreational registration data collected. The motorized fatality rate takes into account only fatalities that occurred on motorized vessels and only motorized recreational vessels registered. States Coded by their 2019 Fatality Rate (Figure 14, Page 62) This figure displays states that are color-coded depending on their fatality rate which is expressed as the number of deaths that occurred in that state per 100,000 vessels that the state registered. It is important to note that not all states register the same types of vessels which could skew the fatality rates provided. Please see Table 38, Recreational Registration Data by State 2018-2019 to view the Scope of each state’s registration system. Further, when examining a state fatality rate, it is important to note that the state fatality rate may include deaths from vessels that were registered in another state. Five-year Summary of Selected Accident Data by State, 2015-2019 (Table 32, Page 63) This table examines the number of accidents, fatal accidents, and fatalities by state for years 20152019. Number of Accidents by Primary Accident Type & State (Table 33, Page 64-65) This table documents the first accident event by state. It also provides information about the total number of accidents and casualties by state. Number of Injured Victims by Primary Injury & Vessel Type (Table 34, Page 66) This table displays the number of injured victims by primary injury and vessel type. Number of Fatal Victims by Life Jacket Wear, Cause of Death, & Vessel Type (Table 35, Page 66) This table displays the number of fatal victims by vessel type and cause of death. The table also provides information on whether the deceased victim was wearing a life jacket. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 55 Casualty Data Figure 11 DEATH S, INJU RIES, &. ACCIDENT S BY YEAR, 2000-2019 9000 8000 7000 - Deaths - Injuries - Accidents 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Table 29 ▪ DEATHS, INJURIES, & ACCIDENTS BY YEAR, 2000-2019 Year Deaths Injuries Accidents 2000 701 4355 7740 2001* 681 4274 6419 2002 750 4062 5705 2003 703 3888 5438 2004 676 3363 4904 2005 697 3451 4969 2006 710 3474 4967 2007 685 3673 5191 2008 709 3331 4789 2009 736 3358 4730 2010 672 3153 4604 2011 758 3081 4588 2012 651 3000 4515 2013 560 2620 4062 2014 610 2678 4064 2015 626 2613 4158 2016 701 2903 4463 2017 658 2629 4291 2018 633 2511 4145 2019 613 2559 4168 * On July 2, 2001, the Federal threshold of property damage for reports of accidents involving recreational vessels changed from $500 to $2000. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 56 Casualty Data Table 30 ▪ ACCIDENT, CASUALTY & DAMAGE DATA BY STATE 2019 Number of Accidents Fatal Non-Fatal Injury Total Totals AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY AS CNMI GU PR VI Atlantic Ocean* Gulf of Mexico* Pacific Ocean* Persons Involved Deaths Injured Property Damage Damages 4168 14 101 37 96 324 44 40 2 13 679 109 15 21 50 75 40 13 39 105 79 130 35 128 100 145 20 13 128 16 19 37 110 13 44 165 128 24 62 58 42 141 23 107 184 86 84 4 106 82 9 11 0 556 8 25 10 7 37 12 2 0 1 55 22 3 5 7 13 11 2 9 18 4 12 4 21 10 18 4 4 15 2 2 3 4 2 4 17 12 8 16 8 1 15 4 9 38 6 18 3 26 9 2 3 0 1785 3 31 7 41 130 15 17 2 2 299 42 5 9 21 23 20 7 18 52 29 78 16 54 55 71 10 6 54 4 11 20 46 8 22 77 42 7 20 34 9 68 8 46 81 52 28 1 33 37 3 7 0 1827 3 45 20 48 157 17 21 0 10 325 45 7 7 22 39 9 4 12 35 46 40 15 53 35 56 6 3 59 10 6 14 60 3 18 71 74 9 26 16 32 58 11 52 65 28 38 0 47 36 4 1 0 613 11 28 10 7 39 12 2 0 1 62 23 4 5 8 18 16 2 9 20 5 16 4 22 10 18 5 5 16 2 2 4 4 2 5 17 13 8 18 8 1 15 5 9 43 7 20 4 27 9 2 3 0 2559 7 58 9 52 199 15 20 3 2 421 57 6 15 29 41 25 10 23 96 38 101 19 74 66 103 15 8 72 5 17 21 65 9 28 119 61 7 31 45 14 108 16 69 122 78 33 2 55 52 5 8 0 $55,320,226.25 $60,500.00 $766,208.00 $237,496.18 $491,282.00 $7,300,523.32 $75,050.00 $780,434.62 $3,500.00 $283,500.00 $9,232,015.99 $480,200.00 $231,650.00 $49,261.09 $553,680.00 $1,170,268.56 $126,130.00 $23,250.00 $507,104.00 $552,135.92 $2,458,008.15 $865,977.88 $305,600.00 $526,661.94 $588,908.09 $1,260,848.01 $148,650.00 $59,275.95 $2,417,890.00 $76,242.90 $54,800.00 $463,757.60 $1,188,042.00 $9,000.00 $143,595.00 $5,615,010.65 $2,516,256.00 $96,400.00 $813,534.88 $121,750.00 $1,142,256.00 $1,287,306.00 $84,159.78 $1,847,947.00 $2,012,209.38 $407,004.00 $1,399,326.00 $18,100.00 $2,329,133.00 $484,566.36 $23,150.00 $9,000.00 $0.00 0 2 4 0 5 3 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 $0.00 $7,400.00 $208,000.00 $0.00 $907,095.00 $404,175.00 $95,000.00 *1997 was the first year statistics were compiled for accidents that occurred three or more miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and nine or more miles in the Gulf of Mexico. NJ did not submit property damage estimates to boats. However, NJ noted that accidents submitted to the Coast Guard that did not have an injury or death were considered to have $2000 or more in damages. The Coast Guard adjusted NJ's property damages to boats such that each accident without an injury or death had $2000 damages. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 57 Casualty Data Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Figure 12 DISTRIBUTION OF 2019 DEATHS BY STATE ::r-t. 0.3% 0.8 % 0 .8% 0.5% 1.1% f 2.0% I 0 .3% I r ~ 0.3% ~ %~ 2 .9% 0.2% 0 .3% 0.3o/c 1 • 5o/c0 ,, ~ v. , 0 .2% l 2 .6% 0.3% Key □ D 0° 0 ~ 0.7% pd 0% >0%and <1% 0 1-<2% 0 2-<3% ■ 3-<4% ■ 4-<5% ■ >5% D Offshore Puerto Rico 0.8% 0.3% American Samoa , Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S . Virg in Islands , and District of Columbia did not have deaths . 58 Figure 12a ▪ FATAL ACCIDENTS BY LOCATION– CONTINENTAL U.S. AND PUERTO RICO • ... ' .... ·, :. . .·. . . . .. •• ~... - ... .. .. . . ... ... ... . .. .. .. :•• . .-... • .. .• •. ..... ... ·•·..• .. ... .•....• •• .. ...-~. • . .. .. . • . ·.. • • ... . .... . •· w· .' '·..• . •... -h-' \ l I • ... ·.J.♦ 0 ro L+.J t• U) L c,, .. . .. •• • . L • .. . I .. • ' ... .. .., i ,.:,..·.. • • # . '17 .,_. .. .....• • . 0 .. ' • Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 , • t Plots represent fatal accidents; the size of the plot correlates to the number of deaths in a fatal accident. The largest plot represents five deaths. Casualty Data 59 Casualty Data Figure 12b ▪ FATAL ACCIDENTS BY LOCATION– ALASKA Plots represent fatal accidents; the size of the plot correlates to the number of deaths in a fatal accident. The largest plot represents three deaths. Figure 12c ▪ FATAL ACCIDENTS BY LOCATION– HAWAII • •• Plots represent fatal accidents; the size of the plot correlates to the number of deaths in a fatal accident. The largest plot represents two deaths. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 60 Casualty Data Figure 13 ANNUAL RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITY RATES, 2000-2019 7 6 5 4 3 2 - Fata lity Rate - Motorized Fatality Rate 0 Table 31 ▪ ANNUAL RECREATIONAL BOATING FATALITY RATES 2000-2019 Motorized Motorized Registered All Registered Fatality Vessel Vessel Motorized All Deaths Vessels Rate Fatality Deaths Vessels Rate 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 701 681 750 703 676 697 710 685 709 736 672 758 651 560 610 626 701 658 633 613 12,782,143 12,876,346 12,854,054 12,794,616 12,781,476 12,942,414 12,746,126 12,875,568 12,692,892 12,721,541 12,438,926 12,173,935 12,101,936 12,013,496 11,804,002 11,867,049 11,861,811 11,961,568 11,852,969 11,878,542 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.4 6.2 5.4 4.7 5.2 5.3 5.9 5.5 5.3 5.2 543 484 612 536 515 528 535 515 518 522 469 527 476 391 411 434 481 440 441 426 11,648,769 12,100,439 11,918,688 11,946,576 11,878,783 11,998,728 11,802,419 11,966,627 11,841,281 11,834,872 11,597,326 11,326,848 11,226,268 11,128,052 10,960,861 11,034,479 11,005,841 11,090,600 10,994,900 11,052,684 4.7 4.0 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.0 4.7 4.2 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.4 4.0 4.0 3.9 61 ■ ■ ■ D D Equal to or greater than 10 deaths per 100,000 recreational registered vessels 7.5 to 9.9 deaths per 100,000 recreational registered vessels 5 to 7.4 deaths per 100,000 recreational registered vessels 2.5 to 4.9 deaths per 100,000 recreational registered vessels Less than 2.5 deaths per 100,000 recreational registered vessels 1•·--•;w'Note : The fatality rate is calcu lated using the number of deaths in each state and the number of recreational registered vessels in each state . Please be aware that, for some states , the fatality rate includes deaths that occurred on vessels that were not reg istered . Further, it is important to note that the state fatality rate may inc lude deaths from vessels that were registered in another state . Only the contiguous jurisdictions, Hawai i, and Alaska are represented on this map. Casualty Data Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Figure 14 STATES CODED BY THEIR 2019 FATALITY RATE 62 Casualty Data Table 32 ▪ FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED ACCIDENT DATA BY STATE 2015-2019 Total Number of Accidents Fatal Accidents Deaths Totals Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming AS CNMI Guam Puerto Rico Virgin Islands *AT *GM *PC 2015 4158 79 25 97 49 369 36 58 13 0 671 85 12 39 66 43 36 25 41 87 32 146 89 90 87 30 109 14 32 38 53 122 10 174 162 11 100 58 65 52 37 123 15 107 154 79 4 70 107 11 103 8 0 0 4 5 2 16 5 3 2016 4463 46 26 90 47 386 43 47 23 2 684 112 14 50 74 40 37 32 46 112 49 150 92 125 96 43 137 23 22 48 76 109 16 188 143 15 113 44 82 55 36 136 20 116 176 94 4 83 98 24 103 8 0 0 0 6 0 8 8 6 2017 2018 4291 4145 70 66 15 22 123 129 64 60 350 322 32 28 49 39 23 23 1 2 723 607 102 104 15 8 46 44 84 67 57 43 40 31 29 22 41 41 106 95 49 43 147 122 66 77 116 119 105 77 34 31 124 122 9 19 27 20 35 53 49 39 106 116 18 24 167 143 117 182 15 13 117 126 38 36 60 65 69 63 31 26 151 130 17 12 93 109 170 204 58 81 3 6 72 80 109 94 12 16 105 106 10 8 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 0 8 10 2 7 7 5 2019 4168 101 14 96 37 324 44 40 13 2 679 109 15 50 75 40 21 13 39 105 35 130 79 128 100 20 145 13 19 44 37 110 13 165 128 16 128 24 62 58 42 141 23 107 184 86 4 84 106 9 82 11 0 0 2 4 0 5 3 4 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 569 624 599 565 556 626 701 658 633 613 17 12 18 13 25 21 14 21 17 28 7 14 13 17 8 7 19 20 22 11 6 5 11 6 7 6 5 13 11 7 9 9 11 7 10 9 10 11 7 10 41 43 49 33 37 48 47 50 34 39 8 11 6 6 12 8 12 6 6 12 6 3 8 4 2 6 3 9 5 2 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 59 60 54 55 52 70 66 57 62 19 15 12 9 22 22 22 14 11 23 5 6 3 1 3 5 8 3 1 4 9 8 13 9 7 13 10 16 10 8 11 9 15 16 13 11 9 15 17 18 5 6 7 8 11 5 7 8 8 16 3 7 4 8 5 3 7 4 8 5 2 7 2 2 2 2 7 2 2 2 12 8 12 13 9 20 8 13 13 9 20 23 19 17 18 22 24 19 19 20 7 9 11 4 4 8 9 13 4 4 20 11 6 13 12 21 16 6 16 16 5 13 10 10 4 5 15 10 10 5 22 33 19 20 21 24 38 20 22 22 16 17 13 13 10 18 17 14 14 10 7 10 6 9 4 10 11 6 11 5 17 14 10 12 18 17 16 10 14 18 6 5 2 9 4 6 5 2 13 5 4 2 4 4 2 4 2 4 4 2 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 8 5 4 3 4 9 5 5 4 7 4 4 5 4 8 5 4 5 4 0 2 5 2 2 0 2 5 2 2 15 20 19 17 17 16 22 22 20 17 18 22 15 27 15 20 23 15 30 16 2 1 4 2 2 2 1 4 2 2 13 12 20 15 12 13 12 20 17 13 11 5 7 5 8 13 5 10 7 8 15 17 11 16 16 15 19 12 17 18 4 9 15 13 8 4 11 15 14 8 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 4 1 1 15 20 12 15 15 17 23 13 16 15 4 4 1 4 4 5 0 1 5 13 17 14 22 9 13 18 16 22 9 39 48 51 35 38 44 53 63 38 43 5 5 3 8 6 5 5 3 9 7 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 3 3 4 9 19 10 9 18 9 21 10 11 20 28 18 15 19 26 29 18 15 21 27 2 5 3 3 2 2 5 3 4 2 19 16 22 15 9 20 20 25 21 9 0 3 5 1 3 0 3 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 *1997 was the first year statistics were compiled for accidents that occurred three or more miles offshore in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and nine or more miles in the Gulf of Mexico. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 63 Capsizing Total accidents I 68 1 3 0 0 8 0 2 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 Carbon monoxide Collision with floating object Collision with fixed object 4168 242 12 493 14 2 0 1 101 4 0 19 37 4 0 7 96 3 0 1 324 12 3 24 44 8 0 6 40 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 679 26 0 130 109 3 1 12 15 3 0 0 21 7 0 4 50 7 0 6 75 7 0 12 40 5 0 5 13 1 0 0 39 2 0 2 105 1 0 18 79 2 0 8 130 6 0 17 35 3 0 0 128 7 0 12 100 7 0 8 145 7 0 18 20 2 0 2 13 2 0 0 128 3 0 10 16 1 0 2 Skier mishap Sinking Person struck by vessel Person struck by propeller Grounding Flooding/swamping Fire/explosion (unknown origin) Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (fuel) Falls overboard Fall in vessel Electrocution Ejected from vessel Departed vessel Collision with submerged object Collision with recreational vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with commercial vessel 0 259 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 0 29 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 2 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 19 0 0 0 5 0 17 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 43 439 174 613 2559 0 2 10 1 11 7 0 0 13 15 28 58 0 0 10 0 10 9 0 1 4 3 7 52 0 7 19 20 39 199 0 0 10 2 12 15 0 0 1 1 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 9 42 20 62 421 0 1 13 10 23 57 0 2 2 2 4 6 0 0 5 0 5 15 0 0 8 0 8 29 0 0 16 2 18 41 0 0 11 5 16 25 0 0 2 0 2 10 0 0 8 1 9 23 0 0 15 5 20 96 0 0 1 4 5 38 0 2 16 0 16 101 0 0 3 1 4 19 0 1 19 3 22 74 0 2 10 0 10 66 0 1 13 5 18 103 0 1 5 0 5 15 0 0 2 3 5 8 0 1 9 7 16 72 0 0 2 0 2 5 Sudden medical condition 46 399 413 39 19 0 4 1 0 0 0 14 5 1 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 14 10 1 2 10 24 39 3 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 8 76 61 5 0 0 10 12 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7 5 0 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 9 13 1 0 1 8 5 1 1 3 6 5 2 2 0 5 12 0 0 1 11 0 5 0 1 3 7 0 2 0 9 13 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 15 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 Other 0 131 299 134 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 5 1 5 4 0 8 25 7 9 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 40 13 7 0 6 5 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 8 3 0 0 2 7 5 0 0 9 8 3 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 18 2 2 0 4 11 5 1 0 16 5 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 8 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 Drownings 134 97 181 0 1 0 4 2 5 5 1 0 0 2 6 5 7 6 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 10 31 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 6 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 14 4 6 1 1 0 4 4 10 0 0 4 2 9 1 1 1 3 4 3 11 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 3 7 1 0 0 Other deaths 8 1071 0 1 0 27 0 7 0 33 2 91 0 7 0 16 0 1 0 1 0 189 0 25 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 19 0 9 0 1 0 15 0 18 0 33 0 23 0 5 0 46 0 27 0 28 0 4 0 2 0 40 0 3 Total deaths 21 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Injuries AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND Totals Table 33 ▪ NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BY PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE & STATE 2019 Casualty Data Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 64 I NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY AS CNMI GU PR VI AT GM PC Capsizing 1 1 3 0 3 10 11 0 9 12 0 3 1 5 13 2 6 1 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 Total accidents 19 37 110 13 44 165 128 24 62 58 42 141 23 107 184 86 84 4 106 82 9 11 0 0 2 4 0 5 3 4 Table 33 Continued ▪ NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS BY PRIMARY ACCIDENT TYPE & STATE 2019 Fire/explosion (non-fuel) Fire/explosion (fuel) Falls overboard Fall in vessel Electrocution Ejected from vessel Departed vessel Collision with submerged object Collision with recreational vessel Collision with governmental vessel Collision with commercial vessel Collision with floating object Collision with fixed object Carbon monoxide 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Fire/explosion (unknown origin) 1 1 5 0 1 8 6 1 0 4 1 3 2 5 1 4 2 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 5 13 24 3 7 2 8 12 3 8 19 4 8 1 10 10 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Flooding/swamping 0 4 3 3 0 7 9 3 10 5 1 9 0 2 20 4 13 1 11 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 8 1 5 22 20 1 2 0 7 14 1 15 16 14 10 0 15 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Grounding 0 0 5 1 1 10 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Person struck by propeller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Person struck by vessel 2 1 8 0 2 9 3 1 1 3 0 7 1 3 11 8 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sinking 0 1 3 1 2 6 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 4 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 2 2 5 9 8 2 3 7 0 6 1 3 13 15 5 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Skier mishap 0 0 5 0 1 5 4 2 2 2 1 8 0 1 10 0 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sudden medical condition 7 7 46 2 15 47 20 5 16 11 17 41 7 30 44 13 12 1 26 19 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 4 12 9 6 15 6 0 11 5 6 28 4 17 4 22 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Drownings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 5 4 2 3 2 1 4 0 3 15 3 3 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 Other deaths 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 3 1 4 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17 4 21 4 65 2 9 5 28 17 119 13 61 8 7 18 31 8 45 1 14 15 108 5 16 9 69 43 122 7 78 20 33 4 2 27 55 9 52 2 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 Total deaths 0 3 12 0 3 14 13 2 7 6 3 26 3 16 20 3 12 0 8 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Casualty Data Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 65 Casualty Data Table 34 ▪ NUMBER OF INJURED VICTIMS BY PRIMARY INJURY & VESSEL TYPE 8 207 56 2 114 25 0 96 49 320 159 3 23 59 4 121 1246 1 2 193 18 2 0 0 0 48 11 10 2 0 0 3 0 42 11 113 66 101 22 0 0 7 2 35 12 2 0 57 7 614 153 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Unknown 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 35 12 10 5 1 0 1 0 7 76 Other Open motorboat 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 15 Standup paddleboard Sailboat (unknown) Sailboat (only) Kayak 0 1 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 26 Rowboat Inflatable 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 26 1 4 7 0 0 1 0 3 45 Pontoon Houseboat 1 2 2 39 6 33 1 8 4 14 0 1 3 0 11 8 2 8 8 53 8 34 1 1 1 2 1 24 0 1 12 20 61 248 Personal watercraft Canoe 0 6 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 7 6 0 0 2 0 0 28 Cabin motorboat Airboat 14 472 101 32 205 41 3 196 129 593 352 6 35 138 8 234 2559 Auxiliary sailboat Number of injuries Primary Injury Amputation Broken bone Burns Carbon monoxide Concussion Dislocation Electric shock Hypothermia Internal organ injury Laceration Scrape/bruise Shock Spinal cord injury Sprain/strain Other Unknown All Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 Table 35 ▪ NUMBER OF FATAL VICTIMS BY LIFE JACKET WEAR, CAUSE OF DEATH & VESSEL TYPE 2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 1 15 28 14 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 46 40 18 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 18 13 12 28 0 4 54 182 2 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 11 7 0 0 0 1 35 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 2 11 3 0 0 1 5 10 34 39 3 12 86 288 Standup paddleboard Yes Sailboat (unknown) Sailboat (only) Rowboat Pontoon Personal watercraft Open motorboat Kayak Inflatable Houseboat Canoe Auxiliary sailboat 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 14 Cabin motorboat Airboat Number of deaths Life jacket worn? 0 0 3 0 No 2 0 Carbon monoxide Unknown 5 0 Yes 12 0 No 0 0 Cardiac arrest Unknown 57 0 Yes 362 1 No Drowning 20 0 Unknown 2 0 Yes 2 0 No Hypothermia 0 0 Unknown 0 0 Yes 1 0 No Other 0 0 Unknown 35 0 Yes 49 0 No Trauma 8 0 Unknown 6 0 Yes 27 0 No 22 0 Unknown Unknown All Causes 613 1 Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Cause of Death 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 REGISTRATION DATA Registration Data Explanation of Registration Data Section The following section contains fives tables and figures that examine boat registration information. Registered vessels are those vessels that are required to be recorded by a state, which includes numbered vessels and other forms of registration. Not all states have the same registration requirements. While some states may only register vessels with a motor, others may register sailboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowboats in addition to those vessels with a motor. Recreational Vessel Registration by Year, 1985-2019 (Table 36 & Figure 15, Page 69) This table provides information about recreational vessel registration for each year from 1985-2019. The accompanying figure displays a trend line from 1985-2019. Recreational Vessel Registration by Length & Means of Propulsion (Table 37, Page 70) The top section of the table provides tallies for the number of mechanically-propelled vessels, the number of manually-propelled vessels, and a summation of these two categories. The middle section of the table documents mechanically-propelled vessel registration by length category. The bottom section of the table focuses on manually-propelled vessels. Registration Data by State (Table 38, Page 71) This table examines recreational vessel registration, deaths, and fatality rates by state for years 2018 and 2019. The fatality rate is calculated by dividing the number of fatalities by the total vessel registration. The Coast Guard then multiplied by a factor of 100,000 to arrive at the number of deaths per 100,000 registered vessels. When examining a state fatality rate, it is important to note that the state fatality rate may include deaths from vessels that were registered in another state. This table also specifies the scope of the state’s registration program. Distribution of 2019 Recreational Vessel Registration by State (Figure 16, Page 72) This figure provides the percentage that each state contributed to national registration figures. So, for instance, California registered 711,173 vessels. Out of the total national registration of 11,878,542 California contributed 6.0% ((711,173/11,878,542) × 100) of registered vessels. Please note that percentages have been rounded. Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 68 14 ,000 ,000 12,000 ,000 10 ,000 ,000 ~ ..,.-,,,,~ ~ 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ◊ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Registration Data Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 Figure 15 RECREATIONAL VESSELS REGISTERED BY YEAR 1985-2019 69 Table 36 ▪ RECREATIONAL VESSELS REGISTERED BY YEAR, 1985-2019 Registered Year Vessels 1985 9,589,483 1986 9,876,197 1987 9,963,696 1988 10,362,613 1989 10,777,370 1990 10,996,253 1991 11,068,440 1992 11,132,386 1993 11,282,736 1994 11,429,585 1995 11,734,710 1996 11,877,938 1997 12,312,982 1998 12,565,930 1999 12,738,271 2000 12,782,143 2001 12,876,346 2002 12,854,054 2003 12,794,616 2004 12,781,476 2005 12,942,414 2006 12,746,126 2007 12,875,568 2008 12,692,892 2009 12,721,541 2010 12,438,926 2011 12,173,935 2012 12,101,936 2013 12,013,496 2014 11,804,002 2015 11,867,049 2016 11,861,811 2017 11,961,568 2018 11,852,969 2019 11,878,542 Registration Data Table 37 ▪ RECREATIONAL VESSEL REGISTRATION BY LENGTH AND MEANS OF PROPULSION 2019 MECHANICALLY PROPELLED Under 16 feet 16 to less than 26 feet 26 to less than 40 feet 40 to 65 feet Over 65 feet NOT MECHANICALLY PROPELLED Rowboats Sailboats Paddlecraft Other TOTAL Recreational Boating Statistics 2019 11,052,684 4,080,719 6,386,993 501,979 71,867 11,126 825,858 69,249 100,284 553,773 102,552 11,878,542 70 Registration Data Table 38 ▪ RECREATIONAL VESSEL REGISTRATION DATA BY STATE 2018-2019 2019 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY AS CNMI GU PR VI Offshore 2018 Registration Deaths Fatality Rate Registration Deaths Fatality Rate 11,878,542 613 5.2 11,852,969 633 5.3 50,788 11 21.7 48,829 22 45.1 245,636 28 11.4 244,619 17 6.9 160,932 10 6.2 172,112 7 4.1 124,055 7 5.6 123,223 11 8.9 711,173 39 5.5 670,102 34 5.1 85,001 12 14.1 84,083 6 7.1 91,791 2 2.2 90,728 5 5.5 2,048 0 0.0 2,433 0 0.0 52,740 1 1.9 55,047 2 3.6 935,742 62 6.6 925,141 57 6.2 331,481 23 6.9 330,853 11 3.3 12,100 4 33.1 12,371 1 8.1 196,965 5 2.5 231,346 8 3.5 88,450 8 9.0 86,801 10 11.5 233,788 18 7.7 245,621 17 6.9 208,599 16 7.7 211,287 8 3.8 80,356 2 2.5 82,700 2 2.4 166,760 9 5.4 165,987 13 7.8 316,439 20 6.3 303,966 19 6.3 132,106 5 3.8 132,440 10 7.6 169,891 16 9.4 170,365 16 9.4 112,396 4 3.6 111,681 4 3.6 806,296 22 2.7 795,374 22 2.8 813,955 10 1.2 819,317 14 1.7 289,416 18 6.2 289,854 14 4.8 125,252 5 4.0 127,029 11 8.7 72,480 5 6.9 63,063 13 20.6 361,970 16 4.4 359,361 30 8.3 66,961 2 3.0 62,740 2 3.2 78,212 2 2.6 88,622 4 4.5 96,006 4 4.2 95,444 5 5.2 147,618 4 2.7 149,971 5 3.3 32,005 2 6.2 32,505 2 6.2 41,522 5 12.0 40,930 5 12.2 440,381 17 3.9 444,103 20 4.5 586,159 13 2.2 573,050 17 3.0 194,966 8 4.1 198,478 7 3.5 165,253 18 10.9 168,100 17 10.1 301,287 8 2.7 306,781 14 4.6 38,836 1 2.6 39,230 1 2.5 567,443 15 2.6 551,477 16 2.9 57,825 5 8.6 58,896 1 1.7 245,991 9 3.7 239,313 22 9.2 563,820 43 7.6 562,424 38 6.8 64,949 7 10.8 64,208 9 14.0 221,629 20 9.0 225,732 11 4.9 28,333 4 14.1 28,690 3 10.5 241,760 27 11.2 244,618 21 8.6 607,211 9 1.5 614,750 21 3.4 56,297 2 3.6 51,239 4 7.8 25,659 3 11.7 26,656 1 3.8 75 0 0.0 81 0 0.0 402 0 0.0 705 0 0.0 911 0 0.0 950 0 0.0 25,352 2 7.9 24,489 1 4.1 3,073 0 0.0 3,054 0 0.0 5 Scope of Current Boat Registration System All motorboats; non-motorized is voluntary All motorboats, sailboats and rental boats All watercraft All motorized watercraft All motorboats; sailboats over 8 feet in length All watercraft powered by motor or sail - sailboards exempt All motorboats; sailboats 19.5 feet or more in length All watercraft All motorboats; non-motorized is voluntary All motorboats All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length All motorboats; sailboats over 8 feet in length All watercraft with exceptions (a) All motorboats and sailboats All watercraft, except non-powered vessels on private waters All motorboats on public waterways All motorboats and sailboats All motorboats, except electric motors 1 hp or less All motorboats; sailboats more than 12 feet in length All motorboats All motorboats All motorboats All watercraft with exceptions (b) All watercraft with exceptions (c) All motorboats; sailboats over 12 feet in length All motorboats and sailboats All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length All motorboats; sailboats more than 14 feet in length All motorboats; non-motorized is voluntary All motorboats All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length All watercraft with exceptions (d) All motorboats and sailboats All motorboats; non-motorized is voluntary All motorboats All watercraft All watercraft All motorboats; sailboats 12 feet or more in length All motorboats and certain non-powered craft (e) All motorboats and rowboats over 12 feet All watercraft All motorboats; all other boats over 12 feet in length All motorboats and sailboats All motorboats and sailboats 14 feet or more in length All motorboats and sailboats All motorboats All motorboats All motorboats with exceptions (f); sailboats >16 ft in length All motorboats & sailboats over 12 feet in length All motorboats All motorboats All watercraft All motorboats All motorboats All motorboats; vessels adapted to hold a motor All watercraft 2 (a) IA excludes inflatables under 7 feet in length and canoes/kayaks under 13 feet in length. 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