Safety
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"Backbone" of America's Boating Safety and Angling Conservation Reauthorized
In a victory for boaters and anglers, Friday's passage of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act also includes reauthorization of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund through the year 2020. After significant lobbying by Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) along with other boating and angling organizations, in 1984 Congress passed legislation establishing what was then called the Wallop/Breaux Trust Fund.
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Think Ice Safety While Shopping on Black Monday
Life jacket: wearing a life jacket is important no matter what time of the year it is. An unexpected fall through the ice is more life threatening to a person not wearing a life jacket. Anyone going out on the lakes and rivers should remember to wear one.
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Coast Guard Cautions Anglers, Boaters on Hypothermia
The Coast Guard reminds fishermen, boaters and paddlers to take extra precaution on and around the water as the air and water temperatures grow colder during the autumn months.
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Mustang Survival Exhibits Swift Water Rescue Collection
Washington – Mustang Survival® announced today that it will be showcasing their recently launched Swift Water Rescue range of products at the 2015 Annual Surface Water Rescue Conference at booth #2. The three-day conference will be held September 30 – October 3, 2015 in South Bend, IN at the Century Center on the St. Joseph's River. Models exhibited and used at the conference include the Rescue Swimmer Vest, High Visibility Dry Suits, Thermal Base Layers and Headwear.
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Essential Toolkit for Your Boat
When you are out on the open water, the last thing you want to think about is something going wrong. If something does happen to your boat when you are on the open water, would you have the tools on board to fix it? Do you know what tools to keep on board for common boat problems?
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Owner Safety Caps with Justin Lucas
Protective plastic covers for treble hooks that have a patented "easy grip" feature for quick on and off. Hollow design allows hook to dry fast. Fit treble sizes #12 through 5/0.
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Owner Safety Caps with Justin Lucas
Protective plastic covers for treble hooks that have a patented "easy grip" feature for quick on and off. Hollow design allows hook to dry fast. Fit treble sizes #12 through 5/0.
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McMurdo Personal Locator Devices
Here's a brief look at two of the most popular personal technology devices for safer summer boating, courtesy of McMurdo, a leading manufacturer of boating safety electronics and official safety beacon provider of the hit Discovery Channel reality television series Deadliest Catch.Personal Automated Identification System Man Overboard Devices (AIS MOB) McMurdo introduced the world's first personal AIS Man Overboard (AIS MOB) Device 3 years ago and was the life-saving device in the high-profile rescue of Andrew Taylor in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
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Boating Deaths Second Lowest on Record for 2014
LEXINGTON, Ky. – 610 people died in recreational boating accidents in 2014, according to data released today by the U.S. Coast Guard. This marks the second lowest number of yearly boating fatalities on record. The lowest number of yearly boating fatalities was 560 in 2013. The greatest number of boating deaths was recorded in 1973 when there were 1,754 fatalities. "There are three basic things a boater can do to be safer on the water," said Eleanor Mariani, president of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
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