Ο πνιγμός δε μοιάζει με πνιγμό

by Mario VittoneBoating Safety, Water SafetyPosted on 36 Comments

Translations: – Norsk 汉语 – tiếng Việt – Español – Italiano –  Français – Magyar –  Português – română – Deutsch – Suomi – Svenska –  Čeština – Русско –Íslenska – Nederlands – Audio Version Ο καινούριος καπετάνιος πήδηξε από το κατάστρωμα με τα ρούχα και άρχισε να κολυμπάει με ταχύτητα. Πρώην ναυαγοσώστης, κρατούσε τα μάτια του πάνω στο θύμα καθώς κατευθυνόταν προς το ζευγάρι που κολυμπούσε μεταξύ του αγκυροβολημένου σκάφους και της παραλίας. «Νομίζω ότι νομίζει ότι πνίγεσαι» είπε ο άντρας στη σύζυγό του. Λίγο …

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Ertrinken sieht nicht aus wie Ertrinken!

by Mario VittoneBoating SafetyPosted on 10 Comments

Translations: – English –  汉语 – tiếng Việt – Español – Italiano –  Français – Português – română  – Suomi – Svenska –  Čeština – Русско –Íslenska – Audio Version Als der Kapitän voll bekleidet von Board sprang und durch das Wasser lief, irritierte er die anderen Badegäste, die im Wasser schwammen. “Nicht, dass er …

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Staying Alive in Cold Water (1-10-1)

by Mario VittoneBoating Safety, Survival, Water SafetyPosted on One Comment

I couldn’t feel my hands anymore and using them was impossible. The shivering was uncontrollable and violent. “That’s a good sign,” I thought to myself. I remembered from my studies of hypothermia that shivering stops before you lose consciousness. “If I’m still shivering than I’ll live for a while longer”, I reasoned. But mostly I was wondering about how I got myself into that mess.

The Truth About Cold Water

by Mario VittoneBoating Safety, Coast Guard, Survival, Water SafetyPosted on 11 Comments

I’m going to come right out and tell you something that almost no one in the maritime industry understands. That includes mariners, executives, managers, insurers, dock workers, for certain – fisherman, and even many (most) rescue professionals: It is impossible to get hypothermic in cold water unless you are wearing flotation, because without flotation – …

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Weather Checks First

by Mario VittoneBoating SafetyPosted on One Comment

If you only think about the weather when the National Weather Service sends a warning, you may be thinking about it too late. Small craft advisories are issued for different conditions depending on your location.  In Louisiana, for example, small craft advisories are issued when winds are expected to exceed 20 to 33 knots and/or …

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El que se Ahoga no parece Ahogarse

by Mario VittoneBoating Safety, Water SafetyPosted on 31 Comments

Translations: – English –  汉语 – tiếng Việt – Italiano –  Français – Português – română – Deutsch – Suomi – Svenska –  Čeština – Русско –Íslenska – Nederlands – Audio Version (Notes: Spanish translation revised by Luis Miguel Pascual, Escuela Segoviana de Socorrismo ESS Technical Manager Traducción al español revisada por Luis Miguel Pascual, Director Técnico de la Escuela Segoviana de Socorrismo.) El nuevo capitán saltó desde la cubierta, completamente vestido y esprintó en el agua. Como antiguo Socorrista, mantuvo …

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Drukknun er ekki eins og drukknun

by Mario VittoneBoating Safety, Water SafetyPosted on 20 Comments

Translations: – English –  汉语 – tiếng Việt – Español – Français – Português – română – Deutsch – Svenska – Čeština – Русско – Audio Version Hann stökk alklæddur út í sjóinn, – skipstjórinn, fyrrum björgunarmaðurinn. Hann hafði ekki augun af manneskju, synti að fólkinu sem svamlaði milli fjöru og bátsins sem lá við …

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Avoiding and Escaping Rip Currents

by Mario VittoneSurvival, Water SafetyPosted on 16 Comments

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Life and Death and Abby’s EPIRBs

by Mario VittoneBoating Safety, EPIRB, SARPosted on 6 Comments

There is simply no way to imagine that the Sunderland’s decision to allow their sixteen-year-old daughter (and seventeen-year-old son before her) to venture out to sea alone was not influenced by the modern EPIRB. She was carrying two of them aboard. “Radio’s – check; SATCOM – check; Way to pinpoint your location and call for help if things go wrong? – check and check.” The electronic “Time-Out” button provides a LOT of comfort to all of us who go to sea and I’m certainly not complaining; again, I love the things. However, mariners need to address the growing and unspoken trend to rely on these devices as a replacement for an abundance of caution and judgment.