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Old 04-15-2014, 03:43 PM   #46
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Originally Posted by knotheadcharters View Post
Please expand on this? If I run aground I have to notify the CG?
There are provisions and requirements for reporting accidents with personal injury or property damage above a certain amount. I'm not sure if this is federal or state. I would imagine hitting bottom could be classified as an "accident".

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Federal law requires the operator – or owner, if the operator is deceased or unable to make the report – to file a boating accident report with the State reporting authority when, as a result of an occurrence that involves a boat or its equipment:
  • A person dies
  • A person disappears from the vessel under circumstances that indicate death or injury
  • A person is injured and requires medical treatment beyond first aid
  • Damage to vessels and other property totals $2,000 (lower amounts in some states and territories) or more
  • The boat is destroyed.
http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/ac...reporting.aspx
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