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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
500 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK MAY 18 THROUGH MAY 24...

THIS IS THE FIRST IN A DAILY SERIES OF MESSAGES PRODUCED BY THE
PARTNERED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL.

BEFORE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GO OUT ON THE WATER THIS YEAR...GRAB A
LIFE JACKET AND WEAR IT! DID YOU KNOW...NEARLY 85 PERCENT OF THOSE
WHO DROWN WHILE BOATING ARE NOT WEARING A LIFE JACKET.

WEARING A LIFE JACKET IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND SIMPLE
LIFE-SAVING STRATEGIES FOR SAFE RECREATIONAL BOATING. BOATERS ARE
REQUIRED TO HAVE A U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED LIFE JACKET ON BOARD
FOR EVERY PASSENGER ON THEIR VESSEL.

TO LEARN MORE... VISIT THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL ON LINE AT
WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG.

$$

DRAG

THE WEB LINK ABOVE IS ALL LOWER CASE.








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