| RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT ACCIDENTS, 2009-2013 (1) |
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Accidents |
Fatalities |
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| Year |
Total |
Involving
alcohol use (2) |
Total |
Involving
alcohol use (2) |
Injuries |
Property damage
($ millions) |
| 2009 |
4,730 |
397 |
736 |
165 |
3,358 |
$36 |
| 2010 |
4,604 |
395 |
672 |
154 |
3,153 |
36 |
| 2011 |
4,588 |
361 |
758 |
149 |
3,081 |
52 |
| 2012 |
4,515 |
368 |
651 |
140 |
3,000 |
38 |
| 2013 |
4,062 |
305 |
560 |
94 |
2,620 |
39 |
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as jet skis.
(2) The use of alcohol by a boat's occupants was a direct or indirect cause of the accident.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard. |
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