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California Recreational Boating Accident Statistics

www.dbw.parks.ca.gov 1-888-326-2822

State of California Natural Resources Agency

California State Parks

Division of Boating and Waterways

2016

California

2016 California Recreational Boating Accident Statistics2 I

Boating Accident Statistics

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California Boating Accidents by Location 2015-2016

Accidents Injuries Fatalities

Waterway Categories 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016

Northern Lake 105 129 57 75 8 23

Southern Lake 58 61 36 32 7 6

Northern Coast 15 27 6 12 9 2

Southern Coast 195 231 51 58 10 6

Northern River 29 25 24 12 6 7

Southern River 2 3 6 2 0 2

SF Bay Area 18 26 3 19 3 2

Delta 54 59 21 32 4 2

Colorado River 27 27 28 24 2 0

Totals 503 588 232 266 49 50

Property Damage 2007-2016

Year Property Damage

2007 $10,643,800

2008 $5,899,184

2009 $4,484,105

2010 $4,040,700

2011 $2,142,655

2012 $5,794,000

2013 $2,407,635

2014 $2,889,230

2015 $3,398,027

2016 $3,911,886

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Accidents, Injuries, Fatalities 2007-2016

Accidents Injuries Fatalities

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2016 Boating Accidents Vessel RegistrationCounty Accidents Injuries Fatalities Property Damage Number of Personal

Watercraft (PWC)Number of Vessels

(includes PWC)

Alameda 8 1 1 $57,840 1,374 18,696

Alpine 0 0 0 $0 0 90

Amador 2 1 0 $8,700 127 2,782

Butte 12 9 2 $38,400 629 14,514

Calaveras 3 2 0 $4,050 334 5,442

Colusa 2 2 0 $5,250 65 1,276

Contra Costa 24 11 0 $260,200 2,687 28,865

Del Norte 0 0 0 $0 30 1,322

El Dorado 12 6 4 $10,025 618 12,579

Fresno 12 6 3 $11,700 1,409 18,221

Glenn 0 0 0 $0 81 1,646

Humboldt 4 3 2 $7,100 227 6,689

Imperial 1 1 0 $800 182 1,659

Inyo 0 0 0 $0 54 886

Kern 2 0 1 $2,000 1,563 12,629

Kings 0 0 0 $0 293 2,295

Lake 10 6 4 $27,000 825 9,946

Lassen 0 0 0 $0 96 2,614

Los Angeles 64 20 2 $450,596 13,308 80,815

Madera 12 8 0 $31,375 457 5,285

Marin 3 1 0 $5,550 172 6,710

Mariposa 1 0 0 $700 68 1,357

Mendocino 2 3 1 $40,000 126 4,099

Merced 1 0 0 $2,000 292 5,393

Modoc 0 0 0 $0 15 619

Mono 2 2 3 $12,000 63 1,223

Monterey 4 4 0 $550 399 6,373

Napa 18 10 0 $22,150 203 4,752

Nevada 4 2 2 $50,000 285 8,405

Orange 87 15 0 $210,750 6,457 48,144Placer 10 7 1 $20,100 1,211 17,966

Plumas 2 0 0 $37,000 171 3,199

Riverside 18 16 2 $25,405 8,168 40,651

Sacramento 9 8 1 $50,200 2,588 36,498

San Benito 0 0 0 $0 110 1,517

San Bernardino 33 20 3 $1,480,000 7,230 38,203

Boating Accident Statistics

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2016 Boating Accidents Vessel RegistrationCounty Accidents Injuries Fatalities Property Damage Number of Personal

Watercraft (PWC)Number of Vessels

(includes PWC)

San Diego 50 14 3 $235,750 5,267 51,185

San Francisco 8 15 0 $69,896 108 3,253

San Joaquin 31 17 2 $158,650 1,503 21,694

San Luis Obispo 8 6 0 $18,600 869 10,775

San Mateo 6 1 2 $3,550 633 8,926

Santa Barbara 14 0 0 $26,000 474 7,448

Santa Clara 5 3 0 $1,600 1,749 19,280

Santa Cruz 7 0 0 $6,050 229 6,133

Shasta 23 8 0 $77,250 806 17,140

Sierra 0 0 0 $0 3 291

Siskiyou 0 0 0 $0 68 3,575

Solano 8 4 1 $10,800 743 12,239

Sonoma 23 5 3 $187,150 656 14,607

Stanislaus 6 4 3 $17,600 940 14,847

Sutter 1 0 0 $15,020 283 4,681

Tehama 3 2 1 $10,500 176 4,059

Trinity 0 0 0 $0 56 1,838

Tulare 3 2 0 $5,000 746 7,272

Tuolumne 6 6 1 $3,629 189 5,083

Ventura 19 8 1 $157,200 1,750 17,589

Yolo 1 1 0 $5,000 282 5,117

Yuba 4 6 1 $31,200 233 4,024

Out of State 0 0 0 $0 377 2,996

Totals 588 266 50 $3,911,886 70,057 697,412

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Time of Day Number of Accidents

12:00-1:59 a.m. 14

2:00-3:59 a.m. 5

4:00-5:59 a.m. 6

6:00-7:59 a.m. 13

8:00-9:59 a.m. 37

10:00-11:59 a.m. 61

12:00-1:59 p.m. 84

2:00-3:59 p.m. 122

4:00-5:59 p.m. 127

6:00-7:59 p.m. 75

8:00-9:59 p.m. 25

10:00-11:59 p.m. 19

Time Unknown 0

Total Accidents 588

2016 Accidents by Time of Day

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January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

2016 Accidents by Month (Total Accidents 588)

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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

2016 Accidents by Day of the Week (Total Accidents 588)

Boating Accident Statistics

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2016 Type of Accident by Vessel Type

Type of Accident All VesselsOpen

MotorboatCabin

Motorboat Personal

WatercraftAll

SailboatsHouseboat/

PontoonCanoe/Kayak

Collision with Vessel 36% 29% 58% 62% 57% 44% 17%

Flooding/Swamping 14% 20% 11% 3% 4% 16% 0%

Grounding 14% 13% 12% 5% 19% 8% 8%

Sinking 11% 15% 12% 1% 4% 12% 0%

Capsizing 10% 11% 2% 5% 3% 4% 50%

Collision with Fixed Object 10% 9% 10% 8% 10% 8% 8%

Falls Overboard 9% 8% 0% 12% 4% 12% 38%

Skier Mishap 6% 11% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0%

Person(s) leaves or is ejected from vessel 4% 3% 2% 9% 1% 0% 4%

Fire/Explosion (Other than Fuel) 3% 2% 7% 0% 4% 8% 0%

Total Accidents 588 263 123 100 114 25 24

*Some accidents are represented by more than one accident type, which accounts for the accident types exceeding the number of accidents.

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Collision with Vessel

Flooding/Swamping

Grounding

Sinking

Capsizing

Collision with Fixed Object

Falls Overboard

Skier Mishap

Person(s) leaves or is ejected from vessel

Fire/Explosion (Other than Fuel)

Fall in Boat

Fire/Explosion (Fuel)

Struck by Motor/Propeller

Struck by Boat

Struck Submerged Object

Collision with Floating Object

Starting Engine

Other

Unknown

2016 Type of Accidents (Total Types: 777* Total Accidents: 588)

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2016 Cause of Accident by Type of Vessel

Cause of Accident All VesselsOpen

MotorboatCabin

Motorboat Personal

WatercraftAll

SailboatsHouseboat/

PontoonCanoe/Kayak

Operator Inattention 32% 32% 36% 47% 31% 32% 29%

Operator Inexperience 25% 20% 23% 52% 25% 36% 25%

Excessive Speed 15% 17% 11% 35% 4% 0% 0%

Machinery Failure 11% 12% 14% 6% 9% 12% 0%

Passenger/Skier Behavior 7% 12% 3% 1% 1% 16% 0%

Hazardous Waters 7% 7% 4% 2% 6% 0% 13%

Wake 5% 8% 2% 7% 0% 0% 8%

Weather 4% 2% 7% 0% 11% 4% 0%

Equipment Failure 3% 3% 4% 1% 5% 4% 4%

Off-Throttle Steering 3% 4% 2% 12% 0% 12% 0%

Total Accidents 588 263 123 100 114 25 24

*Many accidents had more than one cause, which is reflected in this chart. The “Other” category includes causes that do not fit into any of the other categories listed above.

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Operator Inattention

Operator Inexperience

Unknown

Excessive Speed

Machinery Failure

Passenger/Skier Behavior

Hazardous Waters

Wake

Other

Weather

Equipment Failure

Off Throttle Steering

Restricted Vision

No Proper Lookout

Ignition of Spilled Fuel or Vapor

Improper anchoring

Sharp Turn

Improper Loading

Overloading

Standing/Sitting on gunwales, bow, transom

Failure to vent

Improper Anchoring

Hull Failure

2016 Cause of Accidents (Total Causes: 864* Total Accidents: 588)

Boating Accident Statistics

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All Vessels Open Motorboats Personal Watercraft

Operated ByNumber of

VesselsPercent of

VesselsNumber of

VesselsPercent of

VesselsNumber of

VesselsPercent of

Vessels

Operated by Owner 302 36% 147 49% 28 19%

Operated by Borrower 184 22% 63 21% 64 44%

Operated by Renter 88 10% 22 7% 40 28%

Unknown 94 11% 21 7% 10 7%

No Operator 175 21% 45 15% 3 2%

Total Vessels 843 100% 298 100% 145 100%

2016 Ownership Status of Vessels Involved in Accidents

2016 Vessels Involved in All Accidents by Length

Length of Vessels Number of Vessels

Vessels <16 feet 174

Vessels 16-25 feet 288

Vessels 26-39 feet 147

Vessels 40-65 feet 95

Vessels over 65 feet 13

Unknown 126

Total 843

21% 34%

17%11%

2%

15%

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Open Motorboat

Cabin Motorboat

Personal Watercraft

Auxiliary Sail

Unknown

Sail (only)

Canoe/Kayak

Houseboat

Pontoon

Rowboat

Stand Up Paddle Board

Other

Raft

2016 Vessels Involved in All Accidents by Type (Total Vessels 843)

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2016 Operator Education

2016 Gender of Operators Involved in Accidents

Type of Education Number of Operators

American Red Cross 1

State Course 23

U.S. Power Squadron 2

USCG Auxiliary 14

Other 12

Informal 206

None 202

Unknown 208

No Operator 175

Total 843

Gender Number of Operators

Male 536

Female 75

Gender Unknown 57

No Operator 175

Total 843

The category No Operator reflects situations in which vessels were anchored or docked with no operator in command.

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No Operator

2016 Operators Involved in All Accidents by Age(Total Operators 668, Total Vessels 843)

Open Motorboat38%

Personal Watercraft36%

Canoe/Kayak 11%

Auxiliary Sail 4%

Cabin Motorboat 3%

Pontoon 3%

Sail (only) 1%

Other 1%Raft 1%

Stand-Up Paddle Board1%

Unknown 1%

2016 Type of Vessels Operated by Women Involved in Accidents

Open Motorboat40%

Personal Watercraft21%

Cabin Motorboat15%

Auxiliary Sail 11%

Canoe/Kayak 3%

Sail (only) 3%

Houseboat 2%Unknown 2%

Pontoon 1%

Rowboat 1%

Stand-Up Paddle Board1%

Other 0%

2016 Type of Vessels Operated by Men Involved in Accidents

Boating Accident Statistics

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*Towing sports include persons being towed on lines behind vessels on water skis, wakeboards, wake skates, kneeboards, skurf boards, tubes, and parasails.

One of the accidents involved two vessels towing wake-boards. Consequently, 43 ves-sels involved in towing sports were involved in 42 accidents. Accident percentages are based on 42 accidents.

ActivityVessels

Engaged in Activity

Tubing 21

Wakeboarding 17

Traditional Water Skiing 5

Total 43

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Cruising

Tied to Dock/Mooring

Other

Drifting

Unknown

Docking/Undocking

Changing Direction

Rowing/Paddling

Sailing

At anchor

Changing Speed

Launching

Towing another Boat

Being Towed

2016 Operation at Time of Accident (Total Vessels 843)

Tubing 50%

Wakeboarding 39%

Traditional Water Skiing11%

2016 Accidents Involving Towing Sports*

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2016 Accidents by Time of Day

Time of Day Number of Fatalities

12:00-1:59 a.m. 0

200-3:59 a.m. 0

4:00-5:59 a.m. 0

6:00-7:59 a.m. 2

8:00-9:59 a.m. 3

10:00-11:59 a.m. 11

12:00-1:59 p.m. 3

2:00-3:59 p.m. 9

4:00-5:59 p.m. 9

6:00-7:59 p.m. 8

8:00-9:59 p.m. 1

10:00-11:59 p.m. 4

Time Unknown 0

Total Accidents 50

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Tuesday

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Saturday

2016 Fatalities by Day of the Week (Total Fatalities 50)

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December

2016 Fatalities by Month (Total Fatalities 50)

Boating Accident Statistics

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*Some accidents are represented by more than one accident type, which accounts for the accident types exceeding the number of accidents.

*Many accidents had more than one cause, which is reflected in this chart. The “Other” category includes causes that do not fit into any of the other categories listed left.

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Hazardous Waters/Weather

Operator Inattention

Operator Inexperience

Passenger/Skier Behavior

Excessive Speed

Overloading

Wake

Improper Loading

Machinery Failure

Other

Standing/Sitting on …

Restricted Vision

Sharp Turn

Unknown

2016 Fatalities by Cause of Accident (Total Causes: 71* Total Fatalities: 50)

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Capsizing

Person(s) leaves or is ejected from vessel

Falls Overboard

Fall in Boat

Flooding/Swamping

Sinking

Collision with Floating Object

Collision with Vessel

Skier Mishap

Struck by Motor/Propeller

Unknown

Collision with Fixed Object

Other

Struck by Boat

2016 Fatalities by Type of Accident (Total Types: 77* Total Fatalities: 50)

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2016 Vessels Involved in Fatal Accidents by Length

Length of Vessels Number of Vessels

<16 feet 18

16-25 feet 20

26-39 feet 3

40-65 feet 0

>65 feet 0

Unknown 8

Total Vessels 49

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1

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0 5 10 15

Open Motorboat

Canoe/Kayak

Personal Watercraft

Cabin Motorboat

Auxiliary Sail

Pontoon

Stand-Up Paddle Board

Unknown

Rowboat

Pedal Boat

Other

2016 Vessels Involved in Fatal Accidents (Total Vessels: 49)

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Cruising

Rowing/Paddling

Drifting

Other

Unknown

Changing Direction

Tied to Dock/Mooring

Changing Speed

At anchor

Docking/Leaving Dock

Sailing

2016 Operation at Time of Fatal Accident (Total Vessels: 49)

Boating Accident Statistics

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2016 Operator Education

Type of Education Number of Operators

American Red Cross 0

State Course 0

U.S. Power Squadron 0

USCG Auxiliary 1

Other 1

Informal 10

None 16

Unknown 19

No Operator 2

Total Vessels 49

The category No Operator reflects situations in which vessels were anchored or docked with no operator in command.

Male84%

Female8%

Unknown4%

No Operator4%

2016 Gender of Operators Involved in Fatal Accidents

Male

Female

Unknown

No Operator

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No Operator

Age of Operator

2016 Operators Involved in Fatal Accidents by Age (Total Operators: 47, Total Vessels: 49)

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Cause of Death Wearing Life Jacket

Not Wearing Life Jacket

Life Jacket Use Unknown Total

Drowning 25 116 2 143

Trauma 21 17 2 40

Carbon Dioxide 0 2 0 2

Hypothermia 3 1 0 4

Heart Attack 1 8 2 11

Other 0 1 0 1

Unknown Cause 6 14 8 28

Total Fatalities 56 159 14 229

Activity Wearing Life Jacket

Not Wearing Life Jacket

Life Jacket Use Unknown Total

General Recreation 19 70 3 92

Fishing 7 47 7 61

Paddle Sports 14 22 1 37

Towing Sports 6 1 0 7

Swimming 0 12 0 12

Sailing/Windsurfing 7 6 2 15

Other 3 1 1 5

Total Fatalities 56 159 14 229

Type of Vessel Wearing Life Jacket

Not Wearing Life Jacket

Life Jacket Use Unknown Total

Open Motorboat/Pontoon 17 76 8 101

Cabin Motorboat 2 22 0 24

Personal Watercraft 11 7 0 18

Canoe/Kayak/Raft/Row 18 39 2 59

Sailboats/Sailboards 7 8 2 17

Other 0 6 0 6

Unknown 1 1 2 4

Total Fatalities 56 159 14 229

2012-2016 Life Jacket Use by Cause of Death

2012-2016 Life Jacket Use by Victim Activity

2012-2016 Life Jacket Use by Victim’s Type of Vessel

Boating Accident Statistics

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2012-2016 Alcohol Involvement in Boating-Related Fatalities

YearAlcohol

InvolvedAlcohol not

Involved

% Involving Alcohol Where Alcohol Testing

was Conducted

Alcohol Testing not Conducted

Total Fatalities

2012 12 22 35% 19 53

2013 7 18 28% 13 38

2014 13 25 34% 1 39

2015 10 16 38% 23 49

2016 14 21 40% 15 50

Total Fatalities 56 102 35% 71 229

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Delta

Southern Lake

Northern Lake

SF Bay Area

Northern River

Southern River

Fatalities

2011-2016 Boating-Related Fishing Fatalities by Waterway Categories (Fatalities 61)

2011-2016 Boating-Related Fishing Fatalities by Waterway Categories (Fatalities 61)

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2016 Fatalities by Location

Type of Waterbody Number of Fatalities

Northern Lake 23

Northern River 7

Southern Lake 6

Southern Coast 6

Northern Coast 2

Southern River 2

SF Bay Area 2

Delta 2

Total Fatalities 50

2016 California Recreational Boating Fatalities