A run of fatal and life-threatening incidents have highlighted the importance of wearing a life jacket, but differing rules ...

Boat owner Sameer Bamane said some passengers are reluctant to wear life jackets, citing the reason that they feel uncomfortable due to excessive heat and sweat during humid conditions. "Tourists ...

As boaters eagerly prepare for the upcoming “boat show season” to discover the latest in watersports gear, the Ohio ...

A day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 13 lives off the Mumbai coast, authorities on Thursday made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India ...

Pic/Atul Kamble A day after the Elephanta boat tragedy, a survivor recounted how people were snatching any available life jacket after the ferry was hit by a Navy boat. "I saw people drowning ...

Life jackets were onboard, but passengers and crew only donned them after the vessel started sinking, highlighting lax safety enforcement. A nearby pilot boat's intervention proved crucial ...

This comes after, in December 2024, authorities made life jackets mandatory for all passengers taking boat rides from the Gateway of India, following a ferry-Navy craft collision that claimed 13 ...