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BOATING ACCIDENTS REPORT- 1985

Total AccidentsInjuriesII of Drownings# of Deaths from injuries

TIME & PLACE

January - 00February - 01Harch - 01TOTAL - 105

- 105- 47-25

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MONTH

April - 05Hay - 14June - 20

Honday - 15Tuesday - 07TOTAL - 105

DAY

July - 26August .- 15September - 12

October - 11November - 00December - 00

Wednesday - 07Thursday - l3

Friday - 09Saturday - 26

Sunday - 28

Rock Island - 01Clinton - 06Grundy - 02Knox - 01Christian - 01La Sa Ll,e - 04Lake - 08Peoria - 01Lee - 01st. Clair - 01Shelby - 01TOTAL - 105

TumHidnight - 6:006:01 - 12 Noon12:01 - 6:00 pm6:01 - HidnightUnknownTOTAL

am - 05- 16- 42- 26- 16- 105

- 02- 01- 03- 01- 01- 06- 02- 01- 02- 01- 04

Hontgomery - 01Wabash - 01Honroe - 02Cook - 38Champaign - 01Stephenson - 01Jackson - 01Jo Daviess - 01Saline - 01Macon - 03Unknown - 04

COUNTY

WinnebagoRandolphFranklinTazewellCarrollDeWittKankakeeOgleBureauJacksonHcHenry

OPERATOR T S EXPERIENCE

Under 20 hrs - 0420 - 100 hrs - 13100 - 500 hrs - 29Over 500 hrs - LI2

Unknown - 35TOTAL - 123

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FORMAL INSTRUCTION

NoneU.S. Coast Guard AuxU.S. Power SquadronAmerican Red CrossStateOtherUnknownTOTAL

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123

Clear - 68Cloudy - 10Fog - 01Rain - 04Unknown - 22TOTAL - 105

CalmChoppyRoughVery RoughStrong CurrentUnknownTOTAL

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HATER CONDITIQ}TS

Calm - 47Choppy - 21Rough - 04Very Rough - 08Strong Current - 01Unknown - 24TOTAL - 105

WEATHER INFORMATION WATER CO~~ITIONS BOAT INFORMATION

WIND VISIBILITY

None - 15Light 34Moderate - 23Strong - 05Storm - 06Unknown - 22TOTAL - 105

Good - 71Fair - 07Poor - 04Unknown - 23TOTAL - 105

- 47- 21- 04- 08- 01- 24- 105

Open Motorboat - 47Cabin Motorboat - 23Auxiliary Sail - 14Sail (only) - 04Rowboat - 01Other - 12Unknown - 22TOTAL - 123

WEATHER ENCOUNTERED

Was as forecasted - 59Not as forecasted - 02No forecast obtained - 14Unknown - 30TOTAL - 105

OPERATOR'S OPINION/CAUSE OF ACCIDENT

Fault of Other Person - 35Weather Conditions - 08Excessive Speed - 03No proper lookout - 08Hazardous waters - 07Fault of Hull - 02Fault of Hachinery - 09Fault of Equipment - 04Other - 33Unknown - 09TOTAL - 123

TYPE OF ACCIDENT

Fire or Explosion (non-fuel)Collision w/f1oating objectFalls overboardFalls in boatHit by boat or propellerCollision w/fixed objectUnknown

- 01- 04- 10

00- 01- 09- 11

OPERATION AT THIE OF ACCIDENT

Cruising - 43Approaching Dock - 11Water Skiing - 06Towing - 01Drifting - 08At Anchor - 02Tied to Dock - 10Fishing - 08Other - 16Unknown - 18TOTAL - 123

Fire or Explosion (fuel)GroundingFloodingCapsizingSinkingCollision w/vesselOtherTOTAL

- 02- 03- 03

08- 02- 37- 14- 105

I·~~:.:-<c)FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED

NotYesNoUnknownTOTAL

Applicable - 22- 09- 58- 34- 123

BODY OF WATER

Lake of the \\Toods- 01Carlyle Lake - 05Rend Lake - 03East Fork Bolder - 01Collins Lake - 01Clinton Lake - 06Lake Story - 01Kincaid Lake - 02Mississippi River - 04Illinois River - 07Bangs Lake - 01Dresden Lake 01Kankakee River - 02Lake Hiltmore - 01A Private Lake - 02Green River - 01

/':'~~~~. Diamond Lake 01""" Unknown Lake - 01

TOTAL - 105

Lake Harie Channel - 01Kaskaskia River - 03Stripper Pit - 01Wabash River - 01Peoria Lake - .01Lake Glenn Shoals - 01Chicago River - 06Lake Michigan - 31Sancriss Lake - 02Fox River - 04Channel Lake - 01Fox Lake 03Rock River - 04Pecatonica River - 01YMCA Lake - 01Decatur Lake - 01Lake Shelbyville 01&rass Lake - 01

PROPERTY DM1AGE (total of all vessels involved)

$ 0 - 100 - 00101 - 200 - 02201 - 300 - 05301 - 400 - 00401 - 500 - 04501 - 600 - 00601 700 01701 - 800 - 03801 - 900 - 00901 - 1,000 - 07

1,001 - 2,000 - 082,001 - 3,000 - 123,001 - 4,000 - 024,001 - 5,000 - 055,001 - 6,000 - 026,001 & Over - 11

No Damage - 06Totaled - 02Unknown - 35

TOTAL - 105

less thanAGE 20 hours

Teenage 0120 - 29 0130 - 3940 - 4950 - 59 0160 - 6970 - 79Unknown

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OTHER REPORTED CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS

victim's carelessnessswamped by bargeno proper lights marking harbor entrance ~-other boat owner not looking out & excessive speed by other boat for conditionsno running lights operating on other boatnot properly tied downfault of operatorinconsideration - excessive speedwent f orwar d instead of reversing -momentarilynot in cODplete control of vessel #1sudden waveinadequate attent10n by #1 operator or poor lighting on bargesubmerged logsgas fumes built upa boat was making a U-turn & broadsided another boat midship on the portslde

no lightsdid not have boat under controlsubmerged objectnighttime poor visibilitystanding on wa ter craft while und erwaystalled motor - loss of steeringoth~r boat captain wasn't watching where he was goingother boat too closemotor did not start after stoppingabrupt change in weathetmooring lines not properly adjusted/stormdrag of the buoy due to high windsvessel was attempting to correct itselflack of no wake signa boat was backing out of dock in front of another boatbridge operator errornot understanding effects of strong current when anchoreddid not see other boat

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DESCRIPTION OF ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DROllliING*Kaskaskia River

3/3/85: engine stalled, when started back up, the boat took off atfull throttle, boat capsized - 2 drownings

7/28/85: three men were fishing, two of their hats blew off, as theyturned the boat around, the boat overturned - 1 drowning

Stripper Pit4/3/85: canoe overturned when someone tried to climb in - 1 drovming

East Fork Bolder4/16/85 two teenagers were in a boat, one of them started splashing

water & rocking the boat, the boat began to take on water &eventually sank, one person was rescued from an observer onshore - 1 drowning

Rend Leke4/21/85

Lake Story5/13/85

Lake Hichigan5/26/85

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Lake of the6/3/85

Fox Lake6/9/85

Dresden LaKes6/29/85

Kankakee River7/5/85

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boat bumped into a tree, 1 fell overboard - 1 drowning

a man was fishing from a standing position, when he sat down,the seat pedestal broke, he fell overboard - 1 drowning

caught in storm, victim fell overboard - 1 drowninga men disappeared while taking his new boat out for a testrun, no additional information is know~ ip regard to theaccident - 1 drm-mingcollision w/barge - 2 drownf ng sboat exploded & sunk - 1 drowning

HoodstHO boys in a paddle boat were having a "water fightll withtwo boys in a row boat, one of the boys ip the paddle boatleaned froD the boat, lost his balance, and fell from the boathitting his head on the row boat. The boy did not struggle inthe water and appeared to be "knocked out" - 1 drowning

while attempting to assist a friend who had begun to strugglewhile putting on his wa tar skis, a man drowned in theconfusion - 1 drowning

while making a sharp turn, the operator fell overboard - 1d r own Lng

three men were canoeing, the men were apparently rocking thecanoe before it overturned - 1 drowning

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Lake Hi1tmore7/5/85

Illinois River7/20/8510/24/85

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three men had been rowing a small boat. I man apparently fellor jumped in the water, the other two men jumped in to get himcausing the boat to overturn, one man was saved by twoteenagers who ~vere near the scene of the accident - 2drownings

boat capsized, t hrown overboard - 1 drovmingman fell overboard - 1 drowning

Pecatonica River7/12/85 installing an anti-theft bar on beat, fell overboard -

I d rown Lng

Mississippi River7/16/85 1 drowning - cause of accident unknown

A Private Lake8/25/85 stood up in boat, causing boat to sink - 1 drovming

YMCA Lake8/25/85 boat overturned - 1 drown Lng

Green River8/27/85

Illinois River7/6/85

Carlyle Lake7/10/85

Rock River7/23/85

Unknmvn River7/25/858/8/85

went fishing in the morning, body was found in the afternooncause of accident unknown - 1 drowning

ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN DEATH FRON INJURIES *

collision ~.,/vessel. thrown overboard - 1 death from injuries

boat struck a submerged object, occupants fell overboard- 1 death from injuries

steering cable broke, occupants thrown overboard while tryingto gain control of craft - 1 death from injuries

(Incomplete accident information)cause of accident unknown - 1 death from injuriesthrottle stuck on boat causing driver to lose control - 1death from injuries

* Description of accidents as indicated on boating accident report formsand/or ne'\Vspaperarticles.

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