This amazing video from the USCG shows the rescue of eleven mariners from the two vessels in Alaska.
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Boating Safety
The image above is from a YouTube video posted in 2009 – a sort of warning to boaters about the benefits of safety gear like life jackets and kill switches. I’m posting it here as a warning about how wrong some people are about what is safe and what isn’t. Our man, Greg – the [...]
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In 2002, my friend and mentor (and maniac) Dr. Gordon Geisbrecht fell – on purpose – through the ice on a frozen lake. He wanted to demonstrate just how those who fall through the ice can survive and help themselves. Advice is also given to amateur and professional rescuers. I ran across the video on [...]
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I simply thought this quick video on drowning prevention out of Sydney Australia was worth sharing. Please like it, share it, email – or just plain remember it yourself when caring for small children. ~ Mario
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Drowning signs aren’t like the movies: wivb.com Another (more recent) example of the Instinctive Drowning Response
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This morning I received an email from a reader who was struggling with a boating safety question. She and her husband enjoy the water and and they have two small children and they just couldn’t seem to get together on one issue: How much supervision is enough out there on the water? She gave me [...]
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My friend, Sara Faulkner, is one of only four women currently serving as helicopter rescue swimmers in the U.S. Coast Guard. Here she is being interviewed after a rescue she was involved in late last year. Video 1 Video 2
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If you’re out on the water and things go badly -fire, taking on water, man overboard, etc - you really need to work the problem. Seconds may count but you also need to get on the radio and make a call. If things go bad, really bad, you have to call “Mayday” – wait for a response [...]
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My older brother and I have this thing about phone tag. It takes four calls and three messages (typically laugh-out-loud funny messages) before one of us is not too busy to answer. So I was really surprised the other day when I called his number and he answered – because the man was definitely too busy. [...]
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