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Maine Points: US Coast Guard Auxiliary – Casco Bay Flotilla

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Maine Points: US Coast Guard Auxiliary – Casco Bay Flotilla

Danny speaks with Mike Moloney,Paddlecraft Safety Team Coordinator with US Coast Guard Auxiliary- Casco Bay Flotilla. 

  • In the most recent year for which statistics are available 28 people died in paddlecraft-related accidents in the Northeast alone
  • This accounts for 60% of all recreational boating fatalities in the First Coast Guard District
  • More than half the deaths – 17 to be exact – occurred in the Northern New England Sector (9 in Maine, 7 in New Hampshire, 1 in Lake Champlain)

Listen on how you can protect yourself before you go in the water. Here is the link to the “Cold Water Boot Camp USA” video….. Every paddler needs to watch this.

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