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How Many Boats Are in Florida?
How Many Vessels Are There in Florida? There are 961,266 registered boats in the State of Florida for the year 2019. These are the last numbers released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (“FWC”). The FWC reports numbers for the previous year. For the year of 2018 it was 950,740 vessels. For… Read More »
Crashes at Night
Boating crashes at night Unfortunately boating crashes at night are commonplace now. It likely has something to do with the higher prevalence of vessels in the State of Florida. 961,266 in 2019—the last numbers released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (“FWC”). Also contributing to boat crashes is the fact that few… Read More »
Are Cruise Lines Ready to Sail Again?
CDC Lifts Cruise Ban. Are Cruise Ships Ready to Start Sailing Again? Today, October 30, 2020 the CDC lifted the “no-sail” order for cruise ships. That does not the mean the cruise lines are free to set sail again. The lifting of the no-sail order comes with restrictions where the cruise lines will have… Read More »
Carnival Ready to Cruise
Carnival Wants to Cruise From Florida It sure seems like Carnival Cruise Lines is getting ready to run cruises again from the State of Florida. Carnival released a statement saying they were ready to begin running cruises out of Port Canaveral and Miami, Florida. The CDC extended the no-sail order through the end of… Read More »
Impact With Channel Markers Causing Injury
Impacts with Channel Markers is a frequent cause of boating injury cases. This is not surprising in some respects given Channel Marker locations on Florida waterways; they are located at the edges of channels upon which vessels are supposed to travel. Some of these channels are very narrow between the Channel Markers. Not all… Read More »
Are Cruise Lines Ready to Resume Cruises?
Are Cruise Lines Getting Ready to Sail Again? Are cruise lines getting ready to sail again? Certainly, they want to get the revenue started again. Royal Caribbean for instance recently disclosed to its shareholders that the company was losing $250m-$290m per month. Earlier in the year, after the CDC shut down all cruises from… Read More »
Safety Equipment
3 Essential Pieces of Boating Safety Equipment At 888-Boat-Law we repeatedly have seen that there are three essential pieces of boating safety equipment which are not always considered when preparing for a day of boating. We are not talking the usual personal flotation devices—life vests–which everyone understands is a fundamental piece of safety equipment…. Read More »
Labor Day 2020
Labor Day 2020 Boating Accidents LABOR DAY is one of those holidays where we at the 888-BOAT-LAW law firm see numerous boating injuries. This occurs year after year. The most common Labor Day boating accidents we see are: 1. boat collisions, 2. propeller-strike injuries, and 3. wake cases. “Wake cases” occur when a boat… Read More »
Fish Out of Water
This Is Us as Your Attorneys. This is the dog bite attorney who wants to have your boating accident case. Have you ever heard the expression: “A fish out of water”? That is the dog bite attorneys who want your boating injury case. Sure, they’d love to take a crack at your case. They’d… Read More »
Boat Rental Club Injuries
Boat Rental Club Injuries Are Increasing This is due in part to the increasing popularity of boat clubs—which allow more people than ever to get out on the water. But boat club injuries also are occurring due to the inexperience of the operators. Boat rental clubs operate on some formula of the following. A… Read More »