Coast Guard participates in Operation Dry Water

ATLANTIC City, N.J. – The Coast Guard and regional law enforcement agencies are set to perform Operation Dry Drinking water June 24 to 26.

The national enforcement work coordinated by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is created to highlight the hazards of operating a boat beneath the influence of alcohol or medications.

The Coast Guard will be browsing for boat operators whose blood alcohol subject material exceeds the nationwide restrict of .08 %. Boating under the affect is illegal in all 50 says and territories. Impaired boaters located to be boating under the influence can assume penalties to be severe. Penalties may consist of fines, jail and loss of boating or even driving privileges.

&quotBoating underneath the impact is not just illegal, it really is deadly,&quot stated Rear Adm. William &quotDean&quot Lee, Coast Guard fifth District commander. &quotNearly a fifth of all recreational boating accidents include alcohol, and the Coast Guard and our partner agencies will be doing work throughout the weekend to ensure individuals are boating safely and responsibly.&quot

In accordance to the most current figures, boating underneath the impact is still the leading contributing element in fatal boating accidents, with 17 percent of boating fatalities a direct outcome of alcohol or drug use.

All 50 says and six territories participated in Operation Dry Drinking water very last 12 months. During that weekend, there have been 40,127 vessels and 66,472 boaters contacted by law enforcement, 322 BUI arrests produced, four,171 citations and 7,522 warnings issued for security violations, according to NASBLA data.

For much more info check out http://www.operationdrywater.org

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