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August 25, 2019
The following figures are from the U.S. Coast Guard’s 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics, the latest record of reported boating accidents in the U.S. In 2018, the Coast Guard counted 4,145 accidents that involved 633 deaths, 2,511 injuries and approximately $46 million dollars of damage to property as a result of…
August 21, 2019
To support the Safe Boating Campaign, Patrick Kilby, Current Boating Education’s program director, incorporates boating safety and life jacket wear messaging into each training.
August 15, 2019
“Wear It Out” is part of the Safe Boating Campaign, an annual worldwide effort focused on responsible boating.
August 6, 2019
This blog post is part of a series celebrating the great work of our Safe Boating Campaign partners. Watch the latest video PSA from Virginia Game and Inland Fisheries and Virginia Conservation Police. As K9 Officer Bailey says, “Wear it!” Learn more about Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.
July 25, 2019
This blog post is part of a series celebrating the great work of our Safe Boating Campaign partners around the world! We interviewed Tsubasa Shimamoto with the Marine Sports Foundation (Maris) to learn about their boating and life jacket safety efforts in Japan. Thank you to Marine Sports Foundation for…