sgusers10的部落格

Source: The Frederick News-Post, Md.mini storageSept. 29--The boating season ended with four more fatalities in the state this year compared with last year, but that number is still down significantly from 2011, according to Natural Resources Police.There were 15 boating-related deaths in Maryland this year, said Sgt. Brian Albert. There were 11 in 2012.However, those numbers are down significantly from 2011, when 24 people died while boating.That year, Albert said, warm weather led to a longer boating season, which resulted in more fatalities.The Natural Resources Police has been increasingly responsible for investigating drownings unrelated to boating, which have not traditionally been in their purview."We've been handling more stuff that local jurisdictions would have handled in the past," Albert said.Frederick County, with its shallow waters, has not been a hot spot for danger on the water, according to Coast Guard records from 1995 to 2012.There were five accidents in the county reported during that time frame, but it was unclear whether any of them resulted in death, according to the data. Albert said that relatively low boating activity in the county was responsible."There is no place to really run powerboats," he said. "Every once in a while we'll have a kayak accident."Local boaters tend to head to the Potomac River, Deep Creek Lake or the Chesapeake Bay, Albert said.There were about 360 incidents on Deep Creek Lake in the time frame covered by the data. There were about 180 on the Potomac River and about 350 on the Chesapeake Bay.Reported statewide boating incidents, including injuries and fatalities, appear to be on a slight downward trend.Authorities reported 196 incidents in 2010 and 145 in 2012.The most common injuries reported in the reports were cuts, followed by broken bones, scrapes and bruises.Albert said operaself storageor error played a role in many boat crashes. Alcohol, swimming ability and not wearing a flotation device also played a role in many of the incidents."Probably the largest thing we see is inexperience," he said.Alcohol played a role in more than half of the boat accidents, Albert said, and Coast Guard records showed that almost 16 percent of those killed on boats in the state were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.The majority of all of those injured or killed, 82 percent, were not wearing life vests. Almost half did not know how to swim.Albert urged people to never drink and operate a boat, and to always wear a life vest.Between 1995 and 2012, 227 people died on the water. About 70 percent of those people drowned.Some fatalities were unrelated to crashes. There were five deaths due to heart attack; and carbon monoxide poisoning claimed four lives.Hypothermia, a particular concern for cold-weather fisherman, killed another six people. Overall, 150 people were affected by hypothermia in the time frame covered by the database.Bob Smith, a bass fisherman and salesman at Mare Inc. Boating and Fishing, said that it is one of the biggest dangers for bass fishermen.He recommended that people going out on the water in cold weather bring a change of clothes in a sealed plastic bag in case they fall into the water."Fishing with a partner would be a number one priority," Smith said, or at least give someone a detailed plan of where you will be and when you will be back.Cold weather can also kill boat batteries, he said, so he recommends bringing oars, a push pole or some other way to propel the boat.Follow Kelsi Loos on Twitter: @KelsiFNP.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) Visit The Frederick News-Post (Frederick, Md.) at .fredericknewspost.com Distributed by MCT Information Servicesmini storage