MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to boating safety event in Atlantic City, N.J.

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/25/2017 02:47 PM EDT

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News Release  

May 25, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District PA Detachment Atlantic City
Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Atlantic City
Office: (609) 813-3888
After Hours: (757) 434-6043

MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to boating safety event in Atlantic City, N.J.

Lifejacket Safety for Children

Editors' Note: Media are encouraged to use the video above for web content or post-production.

 

WHO: Media

WHAT: Coast Guard Boating Safety Outreach

WHERE: Coast Guard Station Atlantic City                

900 Beach Thorofare, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

WHEN: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Friday, May 26th

 

PHILADELPHIA — Media are invited to attend a U.S. Coast Guard safe boating event in preparation for the summer boating season, at Coast Guard Station Atlantic City, Friday.

 

Media will see the Coast Guard demonstrate proper lifejacket fitting techniques, explain how to keep children safe while on the water, show the function of search and rescue equipment and discuss things boaters can do to reduce the time it takes for rescuers to find them in the event a boating trip turns disastrous.

 

The event will conclude with a ride on a Coast Guard rescue boat and a demonstration of how rescuers remove a person from the water.

 

The event is part of National Safe Boating Week, a national event held by many organizations to highlight safe boating practices and encourage boaters to get boating safety checks with the Coast Guard Auxiliary.

 

Media are requested to arrive at 12:45 p.m.

 

To RSVP, please call the public affairs duty cell phone at 757-434-6043.

 

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