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Officials Bar Annual New York Lake Party 1 Year After Death

Authorities closed off a popular bay on an Adirondack lake to boaters Monday, scuttling an annual alcohol-fueled party from being held there a year after a fatal boat crash followed the New York event last summer. Dave Wick, executive director …

Pilot in Iowa Fatal Boat Crash Offers Insurance Money

A man facing lawsuits involving a jon boat crash that killed four people and injured six others on the Mississippi River in 2012 has agreed to hand over $300,000 from an insurance policy, but he wants a judge to absolve …

Safety Initiative After New York Boating Fatality

A fatal boat crash off Long Island, N.Y., is prompting a safety initiative. The Coast Guard and local law enforcers are part of the renewed effort to target unsafe conditions for boaters and residents off the coast of Long Island …