Tag: Boat Accidents
Boat manufacturer settles lawsuits filed after fatal 2009 accident
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Offshore & Boat Accidentson Thursday, May 12, 2011. It was a scene worthy of a nightmare: a boat containing 14 people crashed into a tugboat on Easter two years ago. Several people were thrown from the boat. Five of them died and nine…
Boat driver flees scene after crashing into channel marker
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Offshore & Boat Accidentson Thursday, May 26, 2011. A boating accident in Palm Beach County last weekend illustrates the dangers of drinking and boating. A 21-year-old man reportedly fled the scene after piloting a boat into an illuminated channel marker. The boat accident…
Father of teen killed in February boat accident charged
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Offshore & Boat Accidentson Wednesday, June 15, 2011. As we reported earlier, two teens tragically lost their lives in a boating accident in February. Now, the father of one of the teens, who was operating the boat, has been arrested and charged with…
Boy injured in boating accident to make full recovery
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Offshore & Boat Accidentson Wednesday, June 22, 2011. It must have been a horrifying moment for all involved. A 15-year-old boy was riding stomach-down on a tube being pulled by a boat on the Indian River Lagoon last April. It was an ordinary…
Many push for more parasailing regulation in wake of accidents
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Offshore & Boat Accidentson Tuesday, July 12, 2011. It may not be the first thing you think of when you hear "boat accident," but parasailing is an industry in itself, and sometimes a dangerous one. A number of deadly accidents in recent years…
