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Coast Guard to approve Level 100 Inherently Buoyant Lifejackets
The Coast Guard has issued a policy letter on obtaining Coast Guard approval on Level 100 lifejackets. This policy builds…
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Coast Guard Foundation to host livestream event
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and…
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Coast Guard Foundation prepares for hurricane, fire seasons
The Coast Guard Foundation announced it is preparing for the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, which the National Oceanic…
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Coast Guard Foundation partners with Wawa Foundation to fund projects
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and…
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Coast Guard Foundation elects new board of trustees members
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and…
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Congress advances key boating safety priorities
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Elijah E. Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020 as part of…
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Coast Guard Foundation prepares for 2020 hurricane season
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and…
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Coast Guard stats show continued reduction in boating deaths
The United States Coast Guard has just released its 2019 Recreational Boating Statistics report revealing a decline in American boating…
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Coast Guard Foundation supports COVID-19 quarantine spaces
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and well-being of all Coast Guard members and their…
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Coast Guard Foundation to support members impacted by COVID-19
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and well-being of all Coast Guard members and their…
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Coast Guard Foundation announces 128 new scholarships
The Coast Guard Foundation announced that it awarded 128 scholarships in 2019, totaling $354,000 in support. In the 29 years…
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Boating Industry provisions to be included in Coast Guard Reauthorization Bill
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3409). NMMA played a…
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U.S. House Committee approves Coast Guard reauthorization bill
Yesterday, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 3049). NMMA…
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SureShade names new director of manufacturing
SureShade, the U.S. designer and manufacturer of patented retractable sunshade systems for outdoor recreation industries, announced that Kirk Fistick has…
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Boating Safety
It’s the little things that’ll get you, how to avoid boating mistakes
You obey the pedestrian crossing signals but trip on the curb. Wear safety glasses but saw through a power cord.…
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Boating accident? Don’t forget to report!
Crack up your car, and the responding police officer, sheriff’s deputy or state trooper files any required report. If you’re…
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Boating Safety
Boat safer by slowing down
Running the inlet, navigating the channel, backing into the slip: So much of what constitutes seamanship involves forging ahead with…
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Boating Safety
Safely navigate using buoys
In talking with boaters, be they readers, marina mates or folks I meet on the water, it’s become apparent that…
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Rendering aid: How to safely tow other boats
You’re on your way home, feeling the last warmth of the sun as it kisses the horizon, when the cellphone…
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Sea Tow, C-PORT spearhead 911 emergency response changes in Coast Guard reauthorization
With the passage and subsequent presidential signing of the 2018 Frank Lobiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act last month, the U.S.…
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