DATE: December 23, 2009 2:14:07 PM EST
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Date:
Dec. 23, 2009
Contact:
Petty Officer 1st Class Jennifer Johnson
305-415-6683
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| Coast Guard gift ideas for last minute shoppers |
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U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn.
MIAMI -- The Coast Guard announces top safety gifts and stocking stuffer ideas for the holiday season.
The Coast Guard’s top nautical gifts ideas are:
- A Marine GPS navigation system
- A 406 Mhz EPIRB (Make sure you register it after purchase, or rescuers may be delayed in reaching you!)
- A Coast Guard-approved life jacket (because they float, you don’t…)
- A handheld VHF marine radio
- A boating safety course (boater education saves lives — it’s a fact)
- Vessel Safety Check (VSC) from the Coast Guard Auxiliary (it’s free!)
- A Coast Guard-approved fire extinguisher
- A first aid kit in a watertight container
- A seamanship book
- Nautical charts for the areas your favorite mariner frequents
- A signaling kit (mirror, whistle and day/night flares)
- Life raft with a survival kit
Some of the most valuable gifts don’t cost anything but time, such as scheduling a free vessel safety check with your local Coast Guard Auxiliary flotilla. For more information on boating safety, visit www.uscgboating.org.
From the Coast Guard family to yours, have a safe and happy holiday season.
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