The continued failure of the Bahamas government to enforce jet-ski regulations might possibly be viewed as criminal negligence.
A female tourist from the United States died in a horrific jet-ski accident in Nassau Harbour around 5:00pm on Saturday.
The 27-year-old woman from Florida, and a male companion also in his late 20s, had rented a jetski after arriving in Nassau on a Carnival Cruise ship.
The pair was riding the jet-ski in Nassau Harbour when they crashed into a boat near the entrance of the harbour, off the Montagu Foreshore.
Despite efforts by paramedics, the woman died almost immediately upon arriving at the hospital.
Her male companion is in serious condition after suffering head injuries.
Police investigations are underway as police try to figure out who was actually driving the jet-ski, where they acquired the vehicle and the circumstances leading up to the deadly accident.
Concerns over the dangers of jet-skis and other watersports have been ignored for years by the Bahamas Government, despite numerous deaths and serious injuries.
There is a poorly enforced law that requires jet-ski operators to provide a 15-minute training session to anyone interested in renting a jet-ski. However, that is rarely done and never enforced.
The names of the victims have not yet been released.
