We laughed about it later, but with those chopped, nervous chuckles people use to bleed away some of the explosive build-up of tension and fear generated by surviving frightening, dangerous ...

A safety-stop lanyard — aka engine kill switch — comes standard with marine power systems to instantly shut down propulsion if the helmsman gets tossed from the boat. Yet many skippers forget that ...

The empty boat churned in an endless circle, the torque created by the spinning propeller of its running but unattended outboard motor pushing the swivel-mounted engine as far as it would go in one ...

An engine shut-off lanyard can save your life. That is, if you use it—and most boaters don’t. Even those who do generally only use it at the helm, and there are many other locations from which one can ...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — After a tragic boating crash claimed the life of a 10-year-old Florida boy, his family is pushing for safety measures they believe could have saved his life. "I grew ...

SAN ANTONIO – "Kali's Law," which requires the use of "kill switches" on motorboats in Texas waters, went into effect Labor Day weekend, more than seven years after the death of its namesake. Kali ...

Buying a boat with an outboard engine this year? Did you buy one last year? Or in late 2019 or maybe during the past 30 years? If you did, then you need to know a new U.S. Coast Guard regulation set ...

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Boats will now be required to have kill switches on the lake, according to a new federal bill. The law, which went into effect on April 1, 2021, requires boat drivers to ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A law now in effect across Texas requires boaters to an emergency engine cutoff switch, known as a “kill switch,” if their boat is under 26 feet in length and equipped ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A new boating safety law is now in effect, requiring the use of engine cut-off switches (ECOS) in all recreational boats under 26 feet long. The United States Coast Guard is ...