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Right of Way?



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                                                                        The Marine Sheriffs’ Update

                                                                                           accidents  were  from  boats
                                                                County Marine Sheriff Ser-
                                                                geant  Martin  Stoyan  at  “running over!” another boat
                                                                the  end  of  last  season,  he  in  daylight!    Captains  not
                                                                relayed  the  majority  of  ac-
                                                                                           paying  attention  and  dis-
     GET READY  24770 Jefferson, St. Clair Shores  &            cidents  this  past  year  was  tracted.
                     Collision Damage?
                                                                due to not paying attention       Sergeant Stoyan is en-
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                                                                followed  up  with  a  lack  of  couraging  every  captain  to
                                                                                           take a boating class so you
                                                                captain’s skills.
                     586-744-1676
                                                                          There  was  one  fatal  know the rules of the road,
                                                                accident  which  occurred  learn  how  to  dock  safely,
                                                                during docking included in  understand  winds/currents
            28760 Utica Road, Roseville, MI
                                                                the 15 accidents  occurring  and  so  much  more.    The
                                                                in his jurisdiction of St. Clair  classes are short, are from
                                                                County.    What  was  most  free to not very expensive in
                                                                                                   a  classroom,  on-
                                                                                                   line  at  www.boat-
                     Vessels                                                                       ed.com,...  or  see
                     "approaching                                                                  page 14 article for
                      you" in this                                                                 new  “on-the-wa-
                     yellow zone                                                                   ter”  training  now
                     have the                                                                      offered  by  Free-
                    “right of way”                                       Lieutenant Gary Wiegand   dom Boat Club.
                                                      Marine Division,
                    under most situations          St. Clair County Sheriff  (above) Marine Division,         What was
                                                                                                   the #1 infraction
                                                                          Macomb County Sheriff
                                                  Sergeant Martin Stoyan  and Sergeant Gene Miller  again?  Guess-
                                                                                                   es?    Not  follow-
                      Navigation Rules:                                                            ing the No Wake
                    Right-of-Way and Sound
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