Safety (37)

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Understanding the 6 Seconds Before a Boating Accident

Have you ever made a mistake and thought about the decisions leading up to it? It's almost like you're going through a movie frame by frame – dissecting how you could have done something differently. After a boating accident, participants, spectators, and investigators wonder what…

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Drowning Prevention: The Common Causes of Drowning

According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 445 people drowned in boating-related incidents in 2022. That's more than one person for every day of the year! A number of these deaths could have been prevented by taking proper safety precautions like wearing a life jacket, sailing sober, and…

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Boat-Ed Partners With the LV Project for Lifejacket Awareness

Most people now know the importance of wearing a properly fitted, USCG-approved life jacket while boating. However, year after year, hundreds of people tragically lose their lives on the water while not wearing a lifejacket. Why is that? Well, there's definitely a stigma associated with wearing lifejackets, especially among teens…

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It's Shark Week! 4 Reasons Why Sharks Are a Big Deal

In case you don't already know, the Discovery Channel gathers television programming about sharks every year and dubs it Shark Week. They hope you'll stay out of the water and on your couch, glued to your TV for Shark Week programming. With millions of people tuning…

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Facts About Boating Under the Influence #NeverBUI

Boat-Ed strives to shine a spotlight on a significant safety issue that is sometimes taken lightly but can lead to very serious and, at times, deadly consequences: boating under the influence of alcohol. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, alcohol use is one of the leading known…