Visual distress signals (VDS) are mandatory on most boats but hopefully never needed. VDS come in various flavors. You should not only check at the start of every season to make sure your flares are ...

National Safe Boating Week, May 17-23, emphasizes boating safety along Bay County's coast. FWC officials demonstrated best practices and highlighted the importance of safety gear and navigational ...

Summer means more time on California’s lakes and rivers — and more accidents. Northern California rivers and reservoirs were labeled “extremely dangerous” by experts in May, and fatal boating ...

COOS BAY — In celebration of Safe Boating Week, the Coos Bay Power Squadron will offer a free flare and visual distress signal shoot and demonstration from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 16, at the ...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — With warmer weather and sunny skies, more and more people are getting on the water. But it’s important for you to do so safely. May 17 through May 23 is National Safe ...

Deputies rescue a man who had jumped off a boat “for fun” and was found by a fisherman near the Merced River. MERCED COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Summer means more time on California’s lakes and rivers — ...