Labell IItt!!
If you’re not actually in distress and your craft is found, the
Coast Guard will contact you. You’ll get your vessel back, and
all will be well without triggering a full-out search and rescue.
However, if there’s no response or the call yields unsettling
information, rescue crews will act accordingly.
Check Out Our Full-Service Marina in Freeport!
FALL 2020 boatingmagli.com 3
W
When an empty craft is found, the
authorities immediately presume
an accident has occurred that separated its
inhabitants from the vessel. However, an
unmanned vessel may not always be a cause
for alarm — the craft may have floated free
of the shore and the owner has no clue that
it’s missing or where it has drifted.
By labeling your kayak, canoe, paddle
board, and any other small craft with
information on the owner, a rescue crew
has vital information when it comes upon a
vessel adrift and unoccupied.
The U.S. Coast Guard has waterproof “If
Found” stickers you can fill in and adhere
to the vessel — local harbormasters, the
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, paddling clubs, and some
marine retail and supply stores should have stickers. But you
need not hunt for anything official. Using permanent marker,
write your name and two phone numbers on your craft (don’t
just use your cell, as it may get wet in an actual emergency).
WINTER STORAGE / SUMMER DOCKAGE
����������������������������������������������������������������������
• Floating Docks w/ Finger Slips on Both Sides
• Gated, Well-Lit Yard with Security Cameras
and Ample Parking
• ����������������������������������������������������������������������
• Clean, Private Bathrooms with Showers
Conveniently Located on Freeport Creek only minutes
from Jones Inlet, Waterfront Dining & Shopping
Marine
World
• BBQ / Picnic Area / Wi-Fi
• Dockside Water and Electric
• Mechanics on Staff Servicing Gas,
Diesels, Outboards
• Captain Services / Crew Logistics
CONTACT US TODAY
TO RESERVE YOUR SPACE!
325 SOUTH MAIN STREET
FREEPORT, NY 11520
TEL: 516-362-5005
info@marineworld.us
/boatingmagli.com
link
