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# Boat laws

What Lebanese law says about boats near swimmers: speed, distance, registration and who enforces it.

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Two swimmers injured off Raouché in a reported boat incident — 01 Sep 2026. Raouché / Pigeon Rocks, Beirut. Verified from a published source: Wakalat Akhbar al-Yawm (via Nabd) — https://nabdapp.com/t/177457853-383adc. Full record: https://safesealebanon.org/incidents/8f7ace81-74ee-4b09-a2bd-f5f7119e1c55

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Swimmer killed after being struck by a boat near Raouché Rock — 30 Jun 2025. Raouché / Pigeon Rocks, Beirut. Verified from a published source: L’Orient Today — https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1467597/swimmer-killed-after-being-struck-by-boat-near-beiruts-raouche-rock.html. Full record: https://safesealebanon.org/incidents/57be2c52-b7f9-4c3d-a347-479751c8fa03

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Three injured in jet ski–tourist boat collision in Jounieh Bay — 21 Jul 2024. Jounieh Bay. Verified from a published source: National News Agency (NNA) — https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA/709167. Full record: https://safesealebanon.org/incidents/4fc0ea47-d303-4d74-b028-6bee7b0f9d3d

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Father and five-year-old child struck by jet ski while swimming near Bouar shore — 25 Jun 2023. Bouar shore. Verified from a published source: National News Agency (NNA) — https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/ar/%D9%85%D8%AA%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AA/623495. Full record: https://safesealebanon.org/incidents/0968afae-d1ec-43d6-97f2-5562354cb4a7

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Fatal jet ski–boat collision in Jounieh Bay — 04 Sep 2017. Jounieh Bay. Verified from a published source: LBCI — https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/lebanon/333281/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%AA%D9%84-%D8%B4%D8%AE%D8%B5-%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%A2%D8%AE%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D8%B5%D8%B7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%B2%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A8%D9%80-jet-ski-%D9%85%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A/ar. Full record: https://safesealebanon.org/incidents/a5076639-056e-4a85-9ddb-dc97085a8610

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Jet ski and yacht collision reported in Jounieh Bay — 12 Aug 2016. Jounieh Bay. Verified from a published source: MTV Lebanon — https://www.mtv.com.lb/en/news/articles/624842/mtv-correspondent-several-individuals-injured-in-collision-between-yacht%2C-jet-ski-in-jounieh-bay%3B-maritime-rescue-unit-aiding-wounded. Full record: https://safesealebanon.org/incidents/7b91fbbf-2d44-4021-be35-8ffbb344c588