Recreational Boating
Mustang Issues Recall on PFDs
(Trade Only Today) The Coast Guard has issued a safety alert urging boaters to check their Mustang Survival PFDs. Mustang Survival is voluntarily recalling all model number MD2010 and MD2012 inflatable PFDs sold in the United States this year. The recall is being issued for the inspection and repair of an inflator installation inconsistency that may prevent some units from fully inflating with carbon dioxide, although oral inflation functions normally. READ MORE
Post to TwitterWorld's oceans in 'shocking' decline
(BBC)
The oceans are in a worse state than previously suspected, according to an expert panel of scientists.
In a new report, they warn that ocean life is "at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history".
They conclude that issues such as over-fishing, pollution and climate change are acting together in ways that have not previously been recognised.
The impacts, they say, are already affecting humanity. READ MORE
The East Providence and Barrington 2011 Boating Safety Day
The East Providence and Barrington Harbormasters will be holding the
second annual Boating Safety Day hosted by Jack Brewer and Mike Keyworth
at Brewer's Cove Haven Marina in Bullock Cove (101 Narragansett Ave, Barrington, RI 02806), on Saturday May 21, 2011 from 1000 AM to 200 PM.
Narragansett Bay Achieves Great Waters Status
(Windcheck) The America’s Great Waters Coalition has named Narragansett Bay one
of America’s Great Waters, recognizing its ecological, economic and
cultural importance to the region. Save The Bay, a non-profit
organization dedicated to protecting, restoring and exploring the bay
and its watershed, applied for this national designation in 2010.
Japanese dive tourist ‘struck in face by propeller’: Police
