UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 4-11
PONTCHATOULA LOUISIANA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK IS MAY 17-23, 2014. THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY WILL BE CONDUCTING FREE VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AREA ON SATURDAY, MAY 17.  VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS TAKE ABOUT 15 MINUTES DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE BOAT, AND CAN HELP SAVE YOUR LIFE AND THE LIFE OF YOUR FAMILY.  FLOTILLAS WILL BE CONDUCTING THESE VESSEL SAFETY CHECKS AT THE FOLLOWING LAUNCHES:

MAY 17TH & 18TH  IN SLIDELL AT THE DOCK LANDING AND AT THE HERITAGE PARK LANDING
MAY 17TH  IN LAFAYETTE AT THE WEST MARINE ON JOHNSTON STREET
MAY 17TH IN JEFFERSON PARISH AT THE KENNER BOAT LAUNCH, THE BONNABLE BOAT LAUNCH, AND BAYOU SEGNETTE STATE PARK
MAY 24TH IN BATON ROUGE AT THE ST. JAMES BOAT CLUB IN ST. JAMES PARISH
MAY 17TH  & 24TH  IN PONCHATOULA AT THE MANSHAC BOAT LAUNCH
MAY 17TH IN MANDEVILLE AT THE PONTCHARTRAIN YACHT CLUB
MAY 17TH IN MADISONVILLE AT THE MARINA DEL REY BOAT LAUNCH, AND  AT THE MOUTH OF THE TCHEFUNCTE RIVER

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GETTING A VESSEL SAFETY CHECK, PLEASE CONTACT  NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK DIVISION 4 CHAIRMAN PETE SCAMARDO AT 985-892-3329.