Two men were resued recently by the Coast Guard Station in Saint Petersburg Florida recently when the 12 foot boat that they were in overturned. The men were rescued when they were found clinging to pilings to stay afloat.
Accidents don’t seem to happen until you let your guard down. When I was in the military 99% of the accidents that I witnessed occurred when someone started to get lax about following proper procedures. Things would go right just long enough for us to become complacent then all hell would break loose.
My job as a leader was to enforce safety standards. I didn’t like to be a butt but sometimes people will do things that are absolutely ridiculous, especially when they are tired or peroccupied. Sometimes people just didn’t care. When that was the case it made things dangerous for all because someone else would have to take up the slack.
My custom military ring does not tell any of these tales of woe. I used it to tell of positive events which happened during my time of service.
The Coast Guard emphasizes boater safety and will even check your boat for free and tell you the steps that you need to take to stay safe. Common sense should tell you to wear a life jacket at all times. I know that I do whenever I am on the water. You should also have a functioning marine radio on board.
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