Boating at high speeds without safety equipment on board can be dangerous, and it also constitutes boating negligence. Other boating negligences include excess passengers or merchandise, distracted driving, colliding with another boat or object, and disrespecting maritime laws.
For a boat accident to be reported in the state of Florida, it must involve the death of a person, a missing person or circumstances that suggest a possible death or injury that requires medical treatment or more than $ 2,000 in property damage. Contact a boating accident lawyer if you or a family member went through a similar situation.
A recreational boat can be a yacht, a sailboat, jet skis, kayaks, canoes, cabin cruisers, inflatable boats, go-fast boats, airboats, among others.
Boats and watercraft represent an essential part of Florida's recreational and tourism industry, so more regulations mean more limitations for consumers. Therefore, there is no age requirement to operate a boat in Florida. Individuals over 30 are not required to have a boating license or even to pass a boat safety course. That means that many people are not licensed, which can make a boating accident even more catastrophic.
Collisions with other ships and with fixed objects, flooding, fall overboard, explosions and fires due to a fuel leak and boat sinking.
In general, victims or their families can sue the parties responsible for the accident, including the ship operator whose negligent actions led to the crash or who failed to provide reasonable safety, the boat owner, boat Rental Company, and other passengers who acted negligently or recklessly.
We need more information to give you adequate advice and to determine fault. However, in a collision between two boats, both boat operators can be blamed for the accident. Therefore, passengers injured in those two vessels may have a claim against boat operators, just like in a car accident case.
Collisions between two boats are the most typical accidents in Florida. Statistics have shown that most accidents occur between a recreational cruise and a fishing boat, as boat operators tend to be distracted.
It is difficult to answer this question since it all depends on the circumstances that led to the accident. Nevertheless, in a collision between a sailboat and a boat, it is more probable that the speedboat is more at fault than the sailboat because the rules of navigation require that the speedboats remain out of the reach of sailboats. If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us today. Our Miami boating attorneys are at your disposal.
The deadlines or “statute of limitations” can vary in each state. If you wish to file a claim against a cruise line after being injured, your ticket generally includes some specific information about it. The statute of limitations for filing a claim in Florida, after an injury caused by negligence, is four years. For more information, contact a Gallardo Law Firm boating accident attorney, and we will provide you with more details.