by up north george » August 25, 2017, 4:24 am
Guest wrote:Guest wrote:The Coast Guard discourages it only because it’s not a safe, controlled event. Just read the statistics from the event.
1) 3 lives saved
2) 168 life assisted
3) 2 arrested
4) 2 missing, located later
…………and the Float Down was slower than usual due to the south wind.
The event was not sanctioned, authorized or approved by any structured organization that could set safe guidelines and regulations that would include the Coast Guard guidance and required support staff.
25 law enforcement agencies with over 60 boats assisted throughout the day including the Canadian Coast Guard, Ontario Provincial Police, St. Clair County Sheriff Marine Division, Port Huron Police, Port Huron Fire Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, St. Clair fire and police departments, Burtchville Fire Department, Marysville police and fire departments, among others.
As it was very well written earlier:
Last but not least, cost and resources diverted. There is a HUGE cost to the Coast Guard, local law enforcement agencies, and homeland security. They are trying to maintain the safety of the participants, which is great. But in doing so, they are compromising the other duties they are normally tasked with, and subsequently, compromising security we might normally take for granted if the Float Down never happened in the first place. Never mind the potential risks of a boater elsewhere who needs assistance.
Without all the assistance from the agencies listed the statistics could have easily read 171 lives lost and 2 arrested 2 missing, located later.
With the information above I believe this should help answer your question.
On a practical level, how could it be stopped ? Unless laws are being broken, this will continue.
Well they actually are impeding a navigational water , really no different than when the fisherman refuse to give way to vessels attempting to transit. As stated it is unsanctioned. No different if a group decided to skateboard down a large hill section of a freeway for the fun of it and caused all traffic to stop do to safety concerns. Because of where this is located they actually could fine people. Which is what they should of done at the very first one which would of curbed it in the first place. As with fisherman that impede vessels until they actually start to fine people it won't stop.
[quote="Guest"][quote="Guest"]The Coast Guard discourages it only because it’s not a safe, controlled event. Just read the statistics from the event.
1) 3 lives saved
2) 168 life assisted
3) 2 arrested
4) 2 missing, located later
…………and the Float Down was slower than usual due to the south wind.
The event was not sanctioned, authorized or approved by any structured organization that could set safe guidelines and regulations that would include the Coast Guard guidance and required support staff.
25 law enforcement agencies with over 60 boats assisted throughout the day including the Canadian Coast Guard, Ontario Provincial Police, St. Clair County Sheriff Marine Division, Port Huron Police, Port Huron Fire Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, St. Clair fire and police departments, Burtchville Fire Department, Marysville police and fire departments, among others.
As it was very well written earlier:
Last but not least, cost and resources diverted. There is a HUGE cost to the Coast Guard, local law enforcement agencies, and homeland security. They are trying to maintain the safety of the participants, which is great. But in doing so, they are compromising the other duties they are normally tasked with, and subsequently, compromising security we might normally take for granted if the Float Down never happened in the first place. Never mind the potential risks of a boater elsewhere who needs assistance.
Without all the assistance from the agencies listed the statistics could have easily read 171 lives lost and 2 arrested 2 missing, located later.
With the information above I believe this should help answer your question.[/quote]
On a practical level, how could it be stopped ? Unless laws are being broken, this will continue.[/quote]
Well they actually are impeding a navigational water , really no different than when the fisherman refuse to give way to vessels attempting to transit. As stated it is unsanctioned. No different if a group decided to skateboard down a large hill section of a freeway for the fun of it and caused all traffic to stop do to safety concerns. Because of where this is located they actually could fine people. Which is what they should of done at the very first one which would of curbed it in the first place. As with fisherman that impede vessels until they actually start to fine people it won't stop.