Cooper Bacon has been indicted for the manslaughter of 81-year-old Walter Krupinski, who died when Bacon's Viking Princess 60 hit his fishing boat off Rhode Island
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Suspended sentence for a pilot and captain after boat collision on the River Humber
A former ship's captain and a marine pilot have each been given a four month suspended jail sentence after they admitted causing a crash between a car transporter and a ferry on the River Humber
Boat captain fined after his ship runs aground in Northern Ireland
The captain of a Dutch motor vessel that ran aground at Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland has been fined £1,000 at Armagh Magistrate’s Court after pleading guilty to failing to keep a proper look out.
Man handed a suspended prison sentence after boating accident at Oulton Broad
Nicholas Barrett was described as having a "callous disregard for his actions" after his RIB hit a moored boat causing serious injuries to his partner and daughter
British cargo ship master fined after being found five times over the alcohol limit
Anthony Michael Baker, 53, from Devon, pleaded guilty after being found drunk in charge of the cargo vessel, Shansi. He was fined NZD $3,000
Boat owner jailed after two crew die of carbon monoxide poisoning
The owner of the Eshcol, Timothy Bowman-Davies, from Milford Haven, is starting a 15 month sentence after two crew died on board the fishing vessel as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning
Alleged Queensland scammer, 74, spent $750k on luxury yacht
The alleged cold-call scammer is accused of making almost $1 million, spending $750,000 on a luxury motor yacht
Boat owner found not guilty after boating accident led to arm amputation for passenger
Benjamin Urbelis, the owner of the boat Naut Guilty, was found not guilty of boating while drunk and reckless operation of a boat under the influence
Brixham fishing company fined £20k for operating an unsafe trawler
Stephen Trust, the director of Trust Trawlers Ltd of Brixham was given a six-month suspended sentence and fined £20,000 by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency
US cruise ship captain convicted of using a stolen identity
Cynthia Lyerla, 53, who is a ship captain for Majestic Ventures, pleaded guilty to identity theft, after using a stolen birth certificate to obtain mariner licences and other documentation
Drunk in charge of a yacht: Cardiff sailor fined
Nicholas Hodges admitted to failing to have proper control and navigation of his yacht in Cardiff Bay whilst drunk
Businessman Aaron Brown cleared of manslaughter
A jury at Winchester Crown Court has cleared Aaron Brown of manslaughter by gross negligence following a boating accident at Osborne Bay, Isle of Wight
Treasurer jailed for stealing £25k from Cleethorpes Rescue Service, forcing it to close
Roxanna Bridgland, 56, even sold the Cleethorpes Rescue Service lifeboat on eBay, as well as selling off other rescue equipment
Cornish fishing company fined for moving boat
Rowse Fishing Ltd of Newlyn, Cornwall was fined a total of £8,170 after admitting to moving a new build fishing vessel without the appropriate load-line certificate
Captain fined for being drunk in charge of a container ship in Belfast
Lithuanian captain Eugenijus Tulauskas was found to be up to four times over the maritime limit on board the ship in Belfast
“Arrogant” skipper of the Nicky Noo sent to prison for safety offences
Shane Barton, who is the owner and skipper of the Nicky Noo, was sentenced to 15 months after pleading guilty to safety offences
Masters fined after collision on the River Humber in thick fog
An investigation by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency found the accident was caused by a "catalogue of failures" by the masters of the two boats
Two men plead guilty to sinking a boat as part of an insurance scam
Two men have appeared in court in San Diego, USA, charged with deliberately trying to sink a fishing boat in order to fraudulently collect the insurance payout
Benefit cheating pensioner who bought £50k yacht is jailed
Roger Burns, 71, is now starting a six month jail sentence after falsely claiming thousands of pounds of benefits. The yacht is expected to be confiscated