The United States and the Army Corps of Engineers are being sued by two women who lost loved ones in a boat accident that happened in a dam near Pittsburgh.

The daughter of Gary Watson, 59, and the wife of Brian Abercrombie, 26, are outraged over the incident that caused the death of their loved ones. On April 10 the two men from California, Pa., drowned when they boat capsized in the swift currents just upriver from Lock No. 3 in Harmar Township.

A third man is involved in this case, Watson's son Cale, who is also a plaintiff in the claims against the defendants. However, Cale is concurrently being sued by the women who allege that he contributed to the accident by steering the boat too close to the dam. He was injured in the accident but was able to swim back to shore safely.

The basis of their lawsuit is that there were no signs posted warning about the dangers of boating too close to the dam.

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A boat accident off the coast of Del Mar kept the Coast Guard busy for several hours searching for possible victims.

They were alerted to the site of the boat accident by a fellow boater who started noticing an accumulation of debris in the area, including a sail and a mast.  It appeared to be related to a boating accident, thus causing enough alarm to contact the Coast Guard, according to USCG Petty Officer Henry Dunphy.

Although a police boat crew was dispatched to retrieve the wreckage and a helicopter was dispatched by the US Coast Guard, no damaged vessels or victims were discovered.

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When a fishing boat overturned after hitting rocks off the coast of Victoria, a group of diving instructors came to the rescue. Ten people were rescued off Point Nepean; however, one man was dead and several others were injured. There were a total of twelve people on the boat before the boat accident happened.

At that time, staff of Dive Victoria were returning from a diving trip when they stopped to rescue the ten people. Jason Salter, managing director of Dive Victoria, said that one of his divers went to the overturned boat to locate the other two passengers. "He was able to pull one man from inside the vessel and get him out clear of the vessel so the chopper could winch him to safety," Salter added.

The man that was rescued was flown to the Frankston Hospital and is reported to be in stable condition. The second man has been identified as 52-year-old Leigh Davies of Wallington. He had already perished by the time the diver reached the overturned boat.

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In Mission Bay, local news sources have reported that a child who is approximately 3 years of age had to be rushed to a hospital in critical condition.  On Saturday night, the child was with his father in a canoe in Mission Bay when the canoe capsized.

At 7:09 PM, San Diego lifeguards were told about the boating accident and CPR was in progress on the three-year-old boy at South Shores boat launch ramp, near Sea World, said a San Diego Lifeguard Service dispatcher.

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department paramedics, police and lifeguards are responded to the emergency as soon as possible.  Law enforcement say the boy and his father were in a canoe that capsized in the child was taken to UCSD Medical Center for treatment.  At this time, no word on his physical condition is available.

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In Alameda, California, the defense lawyers for the driver of a Coast Guard boat that killed an eight-year-old San Diego boy said that the military is prosecuting Petty Officer 3^rd Class Paul Ramos to avoid taking responsibility for its own lack of training and supervision.

New details about the boat accident were released during the hearing.  The dead boy's father, Alan DeWeese, described the scene as bloody after the 33 foot vessel crashed into his smaller boats in December 2009.

One of Ramos' military attorneys, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Mayers, said the collision was a tragic accident that was caused largely by poor training and supervision by the Coast Guard and visibility flaws in the design of the 33 foot military vessel.

Myers said during the hearing, "It's in the Coast Guard's interest to blame my client."

At this time, Ramos is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter.  Two other members of the crew are also facing charges, but were not included in this week's hearing.

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The city of San Diego, it is reported that a volunteer died after falling from the mast aboard the historic sailing ship, the Star of India. According to news sources, the Maritime Museum of San Diego volunteer fell 50 feet and plummeted to his death.

San Diego Fire Rescue officials say that 68-year-old Gregory Vance Gunshaw, who was from Coronado, was using a safety harness when something snapped and caused him to fall 50 feet directly into the water.  While falling, he hit his head on the historic ship. 

A witness of the accident told reporters, "I heard a snap. It sounded like rope snapping or a 2×4 splitting, and then I didn't hear a yell or anything like that. The snap got my attention, and then I saw a blur coming down and hitting the ship."

Other volunteers began to administer CPR to Gunshaw after pulling him from the water.  He was taken to a local hospital and an hour later was pronounced dead.  Gunshaw is a former Naval officer and a longtime volunteer.

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This week in San Diego, a Navy commander said that a U.S. destroyer on a training exercise collided into a civilian boat right off the Southern California Pacific Coast.

Greg Hicks, U.S. Navy Commander, reports that the boating accident resulted in no serious injuries.  However, investigators are still looking into the cause.

Hicks told news sources that the USS Shoup, a guided missile destroyer, had suffered some scrapes.  Despite the accident, both boats are fine and functioning.

USS Shoup is 509 feet long and transports approximately 380 people.  Currently, it is training out at sea with the Abraham Lincoln strike group.  The other vessel involved in the accident is reported as being 21 feet.

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This Saturday, it is reported that a woman died from her injuries after being involved in a single-boat accident.  The boating accident allegedly occurred near Captain Hiram's Resort and the woman was the wife of Highlands County Commissioner Jeff Carlson, who was driving the boat.

Police say that 39 year old Julie Carlson died on Sunday after the boat she was on hit a sign about 100 yards east of the resort.  At this time, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are looking into the case.  They say that there was evidence that alcohol was on the boat.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission reports that the accident occurred on Saturday at around 10:00 PM when the 22 foot boat accelerated and struck a piling that caused Julie Carlson to hit the piling or sign.

When the boat returned to the dock for help, Julie was flown to the hospital for treatment. 

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