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NWS MELBOURNE BOATING SAFETY
Latest Hazardous Weather Outlook

National Safe Boating Week - May 18-24, 2024

Local Notices:

Watch out for Buoys!!

Case Studies:

Thanksgiving 2005 Near Marine Tragedy

Thanksgiving 1984 Storm

Springtime Breezy Dangers

Mayday Hoax Cost

EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BOATING STATISTICS most deaths/injuries/accidents are not weather-related)
	Average Number of Deaths/year (1996-2017)	Average Number of Injuries/year (1996-2017)	Average Number of Accidents/year (2001-2017)
Volusia	2.0	14.2	20.1
Brevard	2.0	15.2	25.0
Lake	2.0	6.7	7.5
Orange	1.9	12.1	11.2
Seminole	1.2	6.0	5.8
Martin	1.2	9.1	18.0
Indian River	1.0	5.7	9.9
Osceola	1.0	5.9	6.6
St. Lucie	0.5	3.8	8.2
Okeechobee	0.5	2.8	3.3
East Central Florida Total	13.4	81.5	115.6
East Central Florida Weather-Related Boating Deaths

East Central Florida Safe Boating Script

Local Boater
Education Links:

America's Boating Club, Daytona Beach Sail & Power Squadron

Cocoa Beach Sail & Power Squadron

Banana River Sail & Power Squadron

Sebastian Inlet Power Squadron

Vero Beach Power Squadron

Port St. Lucie Power Squadron

St. Lucie River Power Squadron

Titusville Sail & Power Squadron

Florida FWC

National Weather Service Safe Boating
Safe Boating Council
U. S. Coast Guard
U.S. Coast Guard Auxilliary
U.S. Power Squadron
Boat U. S.

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