MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary to Host National Safe Boating Week events

News Release

May 19, 2017 U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Office: (504) 671-2020 After Hours: (618) 225-9008

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary to Host National Safe Boating Week events

 

WHAT: Media are granted an opportunity to see and discuss boating safety and safe boating practices with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary at multiple locations.

WHEN & WHERE:

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Boating safety course and exhibit
May 20 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lake Carlisle Visitor Center
801 Lake Road
Carlyle, IL 62231

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Vessel Exam Station
May 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Lake of the Ozarks State Park
403 Hwy 134, Kaiser, MO 65047

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Paddle fest & Wear it with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers May 20 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lock & Dam 25 Shelter & Center
Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary
301 Riverlands Way
West Alton, MO

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Vessel Exam Station and Boating Safety exhibit
May 20 and May 21 from 10a.m. to 3 p.m.
Grafton Marina
215 Water Street
Grafton, IL 62037

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Public Outreach and Vessel Safety Checks
 May 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Clinton Lake
7251 Ranger Road
DeWitt, IL 61735

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Public Outreach and Vessel Safety Checks
May 21 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pekin Boat Club
1 Coopers Island
Pekin, IL 61554

Coast Guard Auxiliary: Public Outreach at the Boat Show and Emergency Management Services Expo
May 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Quincy Mall
3347 Mall Road
Quincy, IL 62301

NEW ORLEANS - Media are invited to attend National Safe Boating Week events from May 20 to May 26.

National Safe Boating Week is an annual observance held from May 20 to May 26sponsored by the National Safe Boating Council, and endorsed and promoted by the U.S. Coast Guard.

National Safe Boating Week is the launch of the 2017 North American Safe Boating Campaign. The campaign promotes safe and responsible boating and the value of voluntary, consistent life jacket wear by recreational boaters.

As part of National Safe Boating Week, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will hold several voluntary vessel safety check events to ensure vessels meet the minimum safety standards and that in an emergency, you will have the necessary equipment to save lives and request help.

For more information on boating safety, please visit the U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Safety Division at USCGBoating.org; or the National Safe Boating Council at SafeBoatingCouncil.org.

The U. S. Coast Guard has a mobile app which provides the essential services and information most commonly requested by boaters. For more information, visit USCG.mil/mobile.

To RSVP, please call Lt. Matt Considine at (314) 269-2541

 

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