{"id":2956,"date":"2026-01-16T03:59:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T03:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=2956"},"modified":"2026-01-16T04:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T04:00:27","slug":"capsizing-and-falls-overboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/?p=2956","title":{"rendered":"Capsizing and Falls Overboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Lifejackets Matter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drowning after a fall overboard or capsizing is the leading cause of death in small boats.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that \u201ceighty-five percent of people who drown while boating<\/p>\n

are not wearing a lifejacket,\u201d making wearing one the most important safety step.<\/p>\n

Causes of Falls and Capsizing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Capsizing happens most often in small boats like canoes and sailboats, often due to sharp turns,<\/p>\n

waves, uneven or excessive weight, and bad weather.<\/p>\n

While these boats usually float, sudden instability can throw passengers into the water.<\/p>\n

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Preventing Emergencies<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stay low and centered, keep three points of contact,<\/p>\n

take turns slowly, and face wakes head-on.<\/p>\n

Slow down in bad weather and never tie an anchor line to the stern,<\/p>\n

which can increase the risk of swamping.<\/p>\n

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What to Do in an Emergency<\/strong><\/p>\n

If someone falls overboard, stop the boat, throw flotation, keep them in sight,<\/p>\n

and reboard safely with the engine off. If capsized, stay calm, stay with the boat,<\/p>\n

conserve energy, and rely on your lifejacket to \u201ckeep afloat while you wait for rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why Lifejackets Matter Drowning after a fall overboard or capsizing is the leading cause of death in small boats. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that \u201ceighty-five percent of people who drown while boating are not wearing a lifejacket,\u201d making wearing one the most important safety step. Causes of Falls and Capsizing Capsizing happens most often…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2956"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2959,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2956\/revisions\/2959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usanews1.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}