In 2022, more than four thousand accidents were reported in the recreational boating industry in the United States. Looking at the primary contributing factors behind the accidents, operator inattention was the leading cause in 2022.
Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States in 2022, by primary contributing factor
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US Department of Homeland Security, & US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). (May 22, 2023). Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States in 2022, by primary contributing factor [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240603/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us-by-primary-cause/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-vmkBhBMEiwAlrMeF2vULV5zqUxSbm-3Axwebd6wqenJDbGxrvF0cNg60PglTptmQO6HixoCI3IQAvD_BwE
US Department of Homeland Security, und US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). "Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States in 2022, by primary contributing factor." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240603/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us-by-primary-cause/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-vmkBhBMEiwAlrMeF2vULV5zqUxSbm-3Axwebd6wqenJDbGxrvF0cNg60PglTptmQO6HixoCI3IQAvD_BwE
US Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). (2023). Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States in 2022, by primary contributing factor. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240603/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us-by-primary-cause/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-vmkBhBMEiwAlrMeF2vULV5zqUxSbm-3Axwebd6wqenJDbGxrvF0cNg60PglTptmQO6HixoCI3IQAvD_BwE
US Department of Homeland Security, and US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). "Number of Recreational Boating Accidents in The United States in 2022, by Primary Contributing Factor." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240603/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us-by-primary-cause/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-vmkBhBMEiwAlrMeF2vULV5zqUxSbm-3Axwebd6wqenJDbGxrvF0cNg60PglTptmQO6HixoCI3IQAvD_BwE
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Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States in 2022, by primary contributing factor [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, & US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety), May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240603/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us-by-primary-cause/?gclid=CjwKCAjw-vmkBhBMEiwAlrMeF2vULV5zqUxSbm-3Axwebd6wqenJDbGxrvF0cNg60PglTptmQO6HixoCI3IQAvD_BwE