Sounding reporting: Last year saw the fewest boating deaths on record, as well as a 10 percent decrease in accidents and a 12.7 percent drop in injuries, according to the Coast Guard. There were 560 boating fatalities in 2013, according to data the Coast Guard released Wednesday. Alcohol use was still the leading known contributing factor in fatal boating accidents, accounting for 17 percent of all deaths. Operator inattention, improper lookout, operator inexperience, excessive speed and machinery failure ranked as the top five primary contributing factors in accidents. From 2012 to 2013, deaths in boating-related accidents decreased 14 percent from 651 to 560 and injuries decreased 12.7 percent from 3,000 to 2,620, according to the 2013 Recreational Boating Statistics. The number of reported recreational boating accidents decreased 10 percent from 4,515 to 4,062.
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