Tag Archives: life jackets

The Sea Tow Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting boating safety, announced the opening of its Life Jacket Loaner Program Grant Application for the 2024 season.  Administered through the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, this grant program enables the Sea Tow Foundation to collaborate with communities nationwide, extending the reach of the Life Jacket ...

The Sea Tow Foundation, a nonprofit focused on boating safety, recently called on the boating industry to help support their Life Jacket Loaner Program by donating life jackets. Newell Brands answered the call by donating more than 10,000 Stearns and Coleman branded life jackets and floating cushions. The Sea Tow Foundation’s Life Jacket Loaner Program is the largest of its ...

The Sea Tow Foundation is seeking donations to help fulfill the life jacket requests they received for their 2023 Life Jacket Loaner Program. More than 250 applications from 46 states – a record number – were submitted this year, creating a gap of 15,000 life jackets between what cities and organizations need and what the Sea Tow Foundation is able ...

Mustang Survival announced the acquisition of the Government & Commercial Marine business of Stearns. The deal deepens Mustang Survival’s product offering for those that live beyond land to protect freedoms, and those that work on the water to put food on the table for their loved ones. The products will be amalgamated into the Mustang Survival Branded assortments of life ...

The Sea Tow Foundation – a national nonprofit dedicated to the education and awareness of safe boating practices – announced today that it will be working with 154 organizations and agencies to establish new Life Jacket LoanerStations and restock existing stations for the 2021 summer boating season, as part of the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to keep boaters safe. With more ...

The Coast Guard has issued a policy letter on obtaining Coast Guard approval on Level 100 lifejackets.  This policy builds upon previous efforts by the Coast Guard in cooperation with Transport Canada (TC) and members of the Personal Floatation Device (PFD) community to harmonize North American PFD standards. Policy Letter 02-21, Adoption of ANSI/CAN/UL 12402-4 states the U.S. Coast Guard ...

The Sea Tow Foundation – a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading awareness of safe boating practices – has announced that those passionate about boating and saving lives through life jacket use, can apply to host a loaner station, or restock one in their community.  As part of a grant administered through the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sport Fish Restoration & ...

More than 34,000 attendees at the NMMA-hosted 2019 Tampa and Norwalk Boat Shows left with a better understanding of the importance of life jacket use, thanks to loaner stations set up by the Sea Tow Foundation. Through partnerships with NMMA and Onyx, the Sea Tow Foundation set up two stations at each of the shows to ensure that life jackets ...

The National Safe Boating Council and its partners are kicking off the annual National Safe Boating Week campaign May 18-24, with important safety reminders for boaters as the busy boating season gears up. “We are excited to join forces with partners around the world to encourage everyone to wear a life jacket when on the water and always boat responsibly ...