🚨 Trent–Severn's Qualified Captains!
Community-reported unsafe and illegal boating on the Trent–Severn Waterway. Every report is verified with photo or video evidence before publishing.
⚠ Reporting Rules
- Evidence required — Photo or video must clearly show the violation
- Vessel ID required — Boat name or registration number must be visible in evidence
- No anonymous reports — Your identity is verified by email (never published)
- You accept liability — Reporter is legally responsible for report accuracy
- All reports are reviewed by the harbourmaster before publishing
📋 Recent Reports
Verified incidents from the Trent–Severn corridor
White Center-Console with Mercury Outboard
In the early hours of July 27, a boat struck an island on Kennisis Lake in the Haliburton Highlands. Three occupants sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the collision. The Haliburton Highlands OPP investigation determined the 20-year-old operator from Bobcaygeon was impaired, and she was charged with Operation While Impaired (BAC over 80). Incident photos show the white center-console boat with Mercury outboard run aground against rocks and trees on the island with visible hull damage. OPP reminded boaters that consequences of impaired operation are identical whether behind the wheel or at the helm. Source: Haliburton Highlands OPP / Kawartha 411.
Sea-Doo PWC — Michael Pelekis, Keswick
An impaired Sea-Doo operator collided with a boat docked at a lakeside residence on Lakeshore Road West in Oro-Medonte Township on Lake Simcoe. The impact caused serious, life-threatening injuries to the PWC operator, who was airlifted by Ornge air ambulance to a Toronto-area trauma centre. Two males were taken into custody at the scene. The operator was charged with Operation While Impaired (alcohol) and Operation While Impaired (BAC over 80). OPP confirmed the Sea-Doo was not a rental unit. Source: OPP / Orillia Matters.
White Powerboat — Randy Crossen, Cobourg
A white powerboat was captured on witness video speeding at high speed through a group of 20-30 fishing boats anchored in McGregor Bay on Rice Lake. The operator made sudden U-turns and rushed back through the fleet a second time. Witnesses reported the boat increased speed without warning as it entered the fishing area. OPP confirmed this was an extremely dangerous operation — anyone could have been thrown overboard or struck at any point. The operator was identified through anonymous tips after media coverage, arrested, and charged with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle under the Criminal Code. Source: OPP Peterborough County / Global News.
Vessel — Christopher Green, City of Kawartha Lakes
During a weekend marine patrol across eight Kawartha Lakes including Buckhorn, Chemong, and Mississauga, OPP marine unit officers stopped a vessel on Chemong Lake and found the operator under the influence of alcohol. The operator was arrested and charged with Operation While Impaired (BAC over 80). His licence was suspended for 90 days. The stop was part of a broader enforcement blitz that produced 14 charges across the Kawartha Lakes that weekend, including five Liquor Licence Act charges and nine small vessel regulation charges. Source: OPP Peterborough County / Global News.