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558 NOCA42 TJSJ 181644 PNSSJU PRZ001>013-VIZ001-002-190445- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 1244 PM AST SAT MAY 18 2013 ...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK 2013... BEFORE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GET OUT TO THE WATER, GRAB A LIFE JACKET AND WEAR IT. NEARLY 85 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO DROWN WHILE BOATING WERE 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. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THIS...REMEMBER TO GRAB A LIFE JACKET AND WEAR IT. THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL. VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV AND THE NATIONAL SAFE BOATING COUNCIL AT WWW.SAFEBOATINGCOUNCIL.ORG $$
