Death in Maine Underscores Need to Wear PFD

The death of a 27 year old Maine man underscores the need for all boaters to wear the Personal Flotation Device (PFD) whenever they go boating.

Marc French, a native of Holden, Maine went with a friend aboard a 12-foot skiff to visit friends aboard a sailing vessel moored approximately 1,000 yards from shore. The skiff overturned and Mr. French never made it back to shore, whereas his friend Douglas Farrel, 26, of Brewer Maine did.

Neither Mr. French or Mr. Farrel were wearing a PFD.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary and the USCG urges all boaters to wear their PFD's. PFD's are no longer just the bulky horseshoe life jackets that many boaters remember (Type II).

PFD's come in a variety of types, sizes, and colors to match the type of boating and the types of water you will be using. From inflatable (Type V Hybrid) to off-shore PFD's (Type I). Costs of new PFD's range for under $10 to $300 or more, depending on the type.

Learn more about PFD's and other boating safety items by taking a safe boating course. Contact your local Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla today. To find your closet Flotilla, go to www.cgaux.org.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary is composed of uniformed, non-military volunteer's who assist the Coast Guard in all of its varied missions, except for military and direct law enforcement. These men and women can be found on the nation's waterways, in the air, in classrooms and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks and public education.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated as the Auxiliary in 1941. Its 30,000 members donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions.

The release is available at: http://www.auxpa.org/releases/rbs/071705.html

Contact: Aux. Wayne Spivak
Chief - External Communications
Public Affairs Department
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
http://www.auxpa.org
516-353-9155




Death in Maine Underscores Need to Wear PFD



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