Officials across the state are urging residents and visitors to use caution while enjoy the holiday weekend on the water.
when they were pulled into the prop-wash of a 37-foot charter boat that backed into them while they were floating on a raft in the Chicago "Playpen" area. As Chicago heads into a huge weekend in the city with the Air and Water Show set for Saturday and Sunday, police and fire officials are reminding everyone to take water safety seriously in the wake of several recent drownings and accidents.
On April 10, four people went kayaking in the backwater lake at Matanzas Beach near Havana in Mason County and attempted to cross the water during a period of high wind and wave activity. About halfway across, one of them fell out of his kayak when it overturned. He was later pronounced dead. As a certificated vessel under Coast Guard inspection – A vessel that chooses this option is subject to annual Coast Guard inspection and will have a Certificate of Inspection sticker displayed aboard the boat.
"If an owner is willing to use their vessel for transportation or rental illegally, that should already be a signal that other safety and legal violations may be present. Don’t put yourself at risk," said Cdr. Timothy Tilghman, Commanding Officer of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago. "We are urging passengers this weekend to know what type of charter they are riding, or renting, and report to the Coast Guard if they see any illegal activity on the waterway.
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