If you get killed whilst in a boat, it will respawn you in that boat.
MCPE-8167
Death in Boat respawns you in boat
Resolved
Fixed
0
(Unassigned)
Confirmed
Phone - Android - LG Nexus 5
boat, death, respawn
0.11.0 Beta 1
0.11.0 Beta 3
Retrieved
Just FYI to our MoJira users/moderators - I am confirming these 0.11 beta bugs because they are reported directly by our MCPE developers and they asked me to confirm and assign them.
Put another way, I do not have MCPE 0.11 beta. No it is not out yet, and no I don't know when it is coming out.