A 29-year-old Virginia woman was killed over Labor Day weekend in an Outer Banks boating accident. According to a spokesperson from N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Law Enforcement, the incident happened around 2 p.m. in Hatteras Inlet near the ferry dock on the north end of Ocracoke Island. The woman was in a rented boat that…
This news item provides an important overview of boating accident laws and regulations.
A crash between two boats on Lake Norman in Huntersville, North Carolina (NC), killed one man and sent three other people to the hospital with injuries. The deadly collision near Blythe Landing off Weatherly Lane happened a little after 11 pm on May 15, 2017. Local police and investigators from the state’s Wildlife…
The Pamlico Sound in North Carolina (NC) is the largest lagoon along the U.S. East Coast, 80 miles long 15 to 30 miles wide. This body of water is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks and makes it an ideal place for boaters and water sport enthusiasts. In a recent Carteret County…
The people steering both boats that collided head-on in Banks Channel between Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington, North Carolina (NC), shortly before dawn on Oct. 5, 2012, are likely to face criminal charges for boating while intoxicated. A total of five people were aboard the two small recreational boats when they crashed, and all wound up…