The operator of a vessel involved in
a boating accident where:
- There is personal injury beyond
immediate first-aid,
- Death,
- Disappearance of any person
under circumstances which indicate
death or injury, or
- If there is damage to the
vessel(s) and/or
- Personal property of at least
$2000,
MUST, by the quickest means
possible, give notice to one of the
following:
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission,
- The Sheriff of the County in
which the accident occurred, or
- The Police Chief of the
Municipality in which the accident
occurred, if applicable.
It is
unlawful for any person operating a
vessel involved in a boating accident to
leave the scene without giving all
possible aid to the involved persons and
without reporting the accident to the
proper authorities.
Boating accidents include;
capsizing, crew overboard, collisions,
fire, sinking & flooding, explosions and
disappearance.
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