About how many recreational boats were registered in the U.S. in 2023?
Answerabout 11.5 million
That was actually a 1.9% decrease from the prior year's registrations.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard (2023) uscgboating.org
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How many total recreational boating accidents were reported in the U.S. in 2023?
Answer3,844
Those accidents caused about $63 million in property damage.
Source: U.S. Coast Guard (2023) uscgboating.org
In 2012, alcohol was found to be a contributing factor in about what share of U.S. boating deaths?
Answerabout 17%
That was up from 15% in 2003, making alcohol one of the leading contributing factors in fatal accidents.
Source: Wikipedia (Boating) (2012) en.wikipedia.org
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