SUN JOURNAL • May 27, 2021
The Maine Warden Service on Thursday urged all boaters to wear their personal floatation devices, abide by the headway speed law and to boat safely as they head into Memorial Day weekend, which signals the start of summer boating season. Each year, more than 85% of this country’s boating fatalities involve boaters not wearing life jackets. Roughly half of Maine’s boating deaths involve nonmotorized watercraft, such as canoes and kayaks, where the paddler is not wearing a PFD.