Three Michigan boaters were left dead after the boat they were riding in collided into an anchored barge in Belvidere Bay, just off Lake St. Clair in Harrison Township on May 29th, 2008. The accident left two others hospitalized with serious head injuries, but luckily both are expected to survive.
The barge, located approximately a quarter mile outside the channel to Mac and Ray’s, is in place to assist with a dredging operation. Police reports show that the barge has lights on it. Boaters in the area however, insist that the barge is dangerous and difficult to see at night.
The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents released a report last week that stated that boating deaths in Michigan reached a 5-year high in 2007, when 35 fatalities were counted among Michigan boaters. This number has risen since 2006, a year which had 29 boat-accident related deaths. A considerable number of boating accidents were alcohol-related.
It dismays us to hear news of more boating accidents resulting in injury and fatality in the state of Michigan. As our firm handles a considerable number of these accidents each year, we urge all Michigan boaters to use caution while out on the water.
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