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Falling Overboard

On of the most common ways people get injured or killed is by falling overboard while out boating. If the vessel is being operated safely that should cause someone to fall overboard, but there are a number of other reasons it could happen, and that’s why it’s a good idea to have a life vest … Read more

Jet skis

Just a quick reminder after seeing reports of a number of recent accidents involving jet skis, folks please be safe and don’t drive these things under the influence. Accidents can be deadly, and certainly aren’t fun.

All good things

Well Summer is rolling into its final days, the kids are headed back to school, and autumn is just around the corner. We hope everyone had a safe and fun summer and that folks got a chance to spend some time out on the water, if not there’s still a bit of time left to … Read more

Coast Guard seeks owner of homemade raft

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (AP) – The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the owner of a homemade raft found adrift in Mount Hope Bay near the Massachusetts and Rhode Island border.The agency says a good Samaritan alerted them to the unmanned raft near the mouth of the Taunton River around 7 a.m. Saturday.A crew from Coast Guard … Read more