New York Boating Accident Lawyer

New York Boating Accident Case

Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald has focused on personal injury law for over 30 years.  During that time, the firm has handled hundreds of cases and obtained numerous multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements.

Boating accidents can involve death or serious injury:

• Broken Bone Injury
• Accident-Wrongful Death
• Amputation
• Brain Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury

In a New York boating accident case, compensation can include:

• Medical expenses
• Property damage
• Pain and suffering
• Lost earnings
• Other damages

Given the nature of evidence in a boating accident case, it is imperative that a New York boating accident lawyer be retained as soon as possible.  Contact Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald at 1-800-323-9900 or submit our online form if you or a family member has been involved in a recreational boating accident.

Common Types of Boating Accidents

• Boat collision with other boats, jet skis, or swimmers
• Person overboard
• Skier mishap
• Slip or fall due to wet surfaces
• Capsizing or swamping of boat due to:
  • Weather conditions
  • Poor boat maintenance
  • Operator incompetence
• Fire or explosion on the boat
• Carbon monoxide asphyxiation
• Striking a submerged object

Recreational Boating Accidents Reporting Criteria and Guidelines

New York regulations require operators to report any recreational boating vessel accident. A recreational vessel is a vessel operated for pleasure, whether it is owned, leased, rented, or chartered. A recreational boating accident means a numbered or documented vessel is being used for recreational purposes and has one or more of the following incidents occur – resulting in injury, death, or property damage:

• Grounding
• Swamping
• Capsizing
• Sinking
• Collision with another vessel
• Striking a submerged object
• Skier mishap
• Person falls overboard
• Fire
• Explosion
• Carbon monoxide asphyxiation
• Hitting a person with the
  • vessel
  • propeller
  • steering machinery
  • propulsion unit