Boating Accidents

Boating accidents

Thanks to Massachusetts’ numerous bays, rivers, lakes, and other waterways, boating and water sports are popular pastimes among Massachusetts residents and visitors. Most of the time these exciting activities occur without incident. Yet, boating and water sports are inherently risky. A brief moment of inattention or carelessness can cause a heartbreaking accident.

Types/causes of boating accidents in Massachusetts

Boats and personal watercraft, such as Jet-Skis, Wave Runners and Ski-Doos, are powerful machines that can cause serious injuries when not handled or maintained properly. Inflatable rafts, kayaks, and canoes hold particular dangers of their own. Among some of the more common watercraft accidents are:

Collisions with other boats, fixed objects, or swimmers
Falls overboard
Flooding/swamping
Grounding
Skiing mishaps
Capsizing

Because you don’t need a license to operate most of these watercraft, many accidents occur due to inexperience or failure to understand or acknowledge boating regulations. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that most boating accidents are caused by:

Operator inattention
Improper lookout
Excessive speed
Navigation rules violation
Alcohol/drug use
Force of wake/waves
Weather
Hazardous water conditions

Other causes include operating the watercraft too aggressively, recklessly, or carelessly; failing to provide enough life jackets or flotation devices; overcrowding the boat; operating the boat without the aid of another person; and equipment failure.

Boating accident injuries

Boating and water craft accidents can give rise to devastating injuries and wrongful deaths. Frequent injuries include broken bones, lacerations, hypothermia, head and spinal injuries, and psychological trauma. Death commonly occurs by drowning, trauma, cardiac arrest, hypothermia, and carbon monoxide poisoning. These injuries and deaths can result in substantial medical bills and financial losses.

Massachusetts boating accident lawyers can help you

If you have been injured in a boating accident or a loved one has been killed, an experienced Massachusetts boating accident lawyer help put your life back in order. A skilled attorney can:

Thoroughly investigate the boating accident, interview witnesses, hire accident reconstruction experts, and gathering evidence;
Determine who caused the accident, whether it be the operator of the boat/watercraft, the boat/watercraft manufacturer, or others;
Fight for recovery of your financial losses, including current and future medical bills, lost earnings, and compensation for pain and suffering

Peter Ventura is a personal injury and boating accident lawyer dedicated to helping people injured in Massachusetts boating accidents obtain compensation for their injuries. Call today for a free consultation at 508-755-7535 or contact us online.

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We understand the anxiety and uncertainty that a Serious accident can cause for the victim and family. By establishing close communication with clients we serve, we try to inspire confidence in each client’s case.
Clients want meaningful results. Our goal is to achieve those results through dedication, hard work and a total commitment to professional excellence.
We protect the client’s interests by working with the very best professional experts- including medical specialists, investigators, photographers, vocational consultants, economists and accident reconstruction engineers. Our goal is to develop the detailed evidence necessary to convince insurance companies to pay just and fair compensation.
We are relentless in our pursuit of the truth and obtaining the best possible result as each case allows.

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We offer free consultations, and we accept nearly all of our cases on a contingent fee basis. In other words, you pay no attorneys fee except as a percentage of what we’re able to recover for you through settlement or trial.

Serving Clients In These & Surrounding Areas: The Worcester law firm of Peter Ventura, Attorney at Law, represents personal injury and wrongful death clients in central Massachusetts and Metro West, including such communities as Worcester, Westborough, Southborough, Northborough, Marlborough, Leominster, Fitchburg, Shrewsbury, West Boylston, Auburn, Oxford, Sutton, Grafton, Hudson, Princeton, Rutland, North Brookfield, Holden, Milford, Spencer, Clinton, Webster, Southbridge, Sturbridge, Charlton, Worcester County.

Boating accidents