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ABC 8 Tulsa
After an incident on Grand Lake, the Grand River Dam Authority Police Department wants to remind the public of important winter boating safety measures. Police said while trying to load a boat onto a trailer at the Twin Bridges State Park ramp on Grand Lake, a boater lost control of the boat, which ended up going in circles in the water, near the ramp. When he jumped in the water to retrieve the boat, it struck him, fortunately causing no major injuries.
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WKRG - TV
News 5's Caroline Carithers got a front-row seat to how the Coast Guard trains for search and rescue missions by getting to go on the boat during training to witness troubleshooting steering failure, a man-overboard drill, and more! Lieutenant Commander Trevor Blount, the Command Center Chief and Search and Search and Rescue Mission Coordinator says, “The Coast Guard's objectives in conducting search and rescue missions is to minimize a loss of life and injury and loss of property in the marine environment.”
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The Toledo Blade
Piloting a boat is just like driving a car. Except there are no turn signals, no marked lanes, no headlights or fog lamps, no seat belts or airbags, no impact-absorbing bumpers, no uniform child safety seat regulations, no four-way emergency flashers, no speed limits in large expanses of the waterways, and no back-up cameras. Oh, and there's no brakes, either.
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The Louisiana Sportsman
We don't want to talk about it, but it happens far too often. A fisherman is having the time of his life one second, and the next, he's seriously injured or fighting for his life. Hunting safety is a popular subject, but the truth of the matter is, there are more serious boating- and fishing-related injuries and deaths than hunting accidents. Hunters are constantly reminded of safety in the woods.
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The Tampa Bay Times
When officials commemorate an act of heroism, or a tragedy, or both, they almost always cite the numbers. Recenlty, it was the number 40. That's how many years it's been since the Coast Guard suffered the worst peacetime tragedy in its history. And 23: the number of lives lost aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn after it collided with a passing 605-foot oil tanker in the waters of Tampa Bay.
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KOMO News
The Coast Guard has formed a Marine Board of Investigation to determine the causes of the sinking of the Scandies Rose, a Seattle-managed crab boat that went down with five of its seven crew members on December 31 in the Gulf of Alaska. The Seattle Times reports the board will look into the sinking of the boat, which had left the port of Kodiak, Alaska, and was headed to the Bering Sea to begin winter harvests of cod and crab.
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The Victoria Advocate
A total of 191 boating accidents were reported to Texas Parks and Wildlife in 2019, which killed 50 people and injured 92. Human error remains the leading cause of boating accidents, according to the U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division. Some boaters think stricter requirements would make drivers more equip to handle changing weather conditions and avoid accidents, including Chris Mapp, a longtime boater and owner of Coastal Bend Marine & Auto Part in Port O'Connor, Texas.
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Nola.com
The Coast Guard said it has suspended the search for three men who went missing after two towing vessels collided on the Mississippi River near Luling, Louisiana. The crash happened at mile marker 123, temporarily closing the river to vessel traffic.
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CNY Central
The start of the new year ushers in many new laws, including major changes for boat owners. "Brianna's Law" is now in effect, aiming to ensure more safety for those out on the water. The law is named in honor of an 11-year-old girl from Long Island who died in a tragic boating accident 15 years ago.
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