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"When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty
years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter
gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have
never been in any accident ... of any sort worth speaking about. I have seen
but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and
never have been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to
end in disaster of any sort."
Edward J. Smith, 1907
Captain, RMS Titanic
(struck iceberg and went to the bottom
just five years later)
On December 23, 2002, the Coast Guard implemented a new rule requiring all children less than 13 years of age
to wear Coast Guard approved life jackets while aboard recreational vessels underway, except when the children are below decks or in an enclosed cabin.
The new rule was created to address the problem of childhood deaths while boating. Between 1995 and 2001, 210 children under the age of 13 died
while boating. More than half of these deaths were attributed to drowning. This rule only applies to states and territories with no current children's life jacket
wear regulation.
Adults can make decisions about whether or not they
want to wear life jackets while they're on or near the water, but
kids depend on adults to make those decisions for them. Make sure
children are wearing a properly-fitted life jacket with crotch
straps, while in a boat or around the docks.This simple act of
love can make for a fun day on the water, and most importantly a
happy trip home!
at least every weekend!
