US Coast Guard has a new program to return gear, save money and maybe save your life
Posted: September 7, 2010 Filed under: Paddlesports, Search and Rescue (SAR) Leave a commentWe waste a lot of money hunting for people who are not lost.
The United States Coast Guard has a new program to help identify lost paddling gear. This program may also help the Coast Guard start searches early and not start a search if not needed.
The program is Operation Paddles Smart. The idea is an official sticker that you can attach to your gear. The sticker will identify the gear and if contacted allow the Coast Guard to contact the owner of the gear. If no one can be found, a search can be initiated. If the owner is found, the gear can be returned to the owner.
For more information see:
Operation Paddle Smart: A sticker could save your life
The Coast Guard even has a Facebook page: Paddle Smart Identification Stickers.
For more information about the program contact the US Coast Guard Pacific Area Public Affairs at 510-437-3375 or via email at melissa.l.leake@uscg.mil.
Thanks to Sea Kayaker magazine for letting me know about this.
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