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The Media and Boat Propeller Safety

Posted by Gary 
· Friday, September 20th, 2013 at 10:20 AM 
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Media (television, printed, radio, online, movies, etc.) all have an impact on public perception of the danger of boat propellers, on the public’s awareness of steps to be taken to improve their safety, on public awareness of potential solutions, on public awareness of regulations and proposed regulations, and on the ability of both sides of […]

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Blunt Trauma & Biomechanics of Boat Propeller & Propeller Guard Strikes: Part 1

Posted by Gary 
· Sunday, September 15th, 2013 at 04:50 PM 
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Introduction The boating industry often cites the dangers of being struck by a propeller guard as a reason for not using them. They claim boat propeller guards exhibit a much larger cross sectional area than an unguarded propeller and as a result those in the water are much more likely to be struck by the […]

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Blunt Trauma & Biomechanics of Boat Propeller & Propeller Guard Strikes: Part 2

Posted by Gary 
· Sunday, September 15th, 2013 at 04:49 PM 
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This post is Part 2. Please view Part 1 first. Biomechanics Per Biomechanics of Chest and Abdomen Impact. Chapter 53. David Viano and Albert King. Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals: “The biomechanical response of the body has three components: (1) inertial resistance by acceleration of body masses, (2) elastic resistance by compression of stiff structures and tissues, […]

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Tribute to Rescuers, First Responders, Paramedics, Surgeons, and Others

Posted by Gary 
· Thursday, September 12th, 2013 at 04:15 PM 
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We frequently read of people making great efforts and sometimes even risking their own lives to save the lives of boat propeller accident victims. A recent propeller accident re-enactment spurred us into action to recognize the pilots, EMT’s, paramedics, doctors, nurses, bystanders, and others that often come to the rescue. They often represent the difference […]

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Fundraisers for People Struck by Boat Propellers

Posted by Gary 
· Friday, September 6th, 2013 at 11:17 AM 
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Medical costs for propeller strike injuries can be astronomical. Many struck are young people without insurance. Others are uninsured or have insurance caps that do not cover costs of these magnitudes, prosthetics, etc. In addition to meeting medical costs, several struck were providing for their families, meeting loan and mortgage payments, and face other pressing […]

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Cian Williams – 2012 Boat Propeller Accident in Wales

Posted by Gary 
· Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013 at 02:42 PM 
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Cian Wyn Williams, a 13 year old Wales boy, was at Porthmadog Harbor with some friends about lunchtime Saturday 11 August, 2012. While they were visiting with a speedboat operator, the man invited them to join him for a ride to Pwiheli to refuel his boat. The joined him, refueled, and on the way back […]

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Molly Moses – 2009 Boat Propeller Accident

Posted by Gary 
· Thursday, August 29th, 2013 at 07:57 PM 
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Molly Moses, 16, was boating on the Tennessee River at Lake Wheeler shortly before midnight Friday 31 July, 2009. She was with her father, Brian Moses, and a family friend in an 18 foot fishing boat near Findley Island in Morgan County, Alabama. They were returning from a fishing trip, the boat lurched hard to […]

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Aaron Tepfer, 10, Cedarhurst New York boy, killed by Boat Propeller

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· Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 at 11:50 AM 
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Friday afternoon August 23, 2013 Aaron Tepfer, 10 of Cedarhurst New York, was tubing with four friends on Reynolds Channel, just off Lawrence, New York (an area known as Five Towns). The boat was being operated by the father of one of the other boys. Aaron fell from the tube and was climbing back into […]

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USCG’s “Estimating Benefits of Reducing Accidents” Our Public Comment

Posted by Gary 
· Monday, August 26th, 2013 at 10:00 PM 
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The U.S. Coast Guard requested public comments on an Industrial Economics Incorporated (IEC) report, “Estimating the Benefits of Reducing the Risk of Recreational Boating Accidents: Alternative Sources of Information on Fatalities, Injuries, and Property Damages” by August 27, 2013 in docket #USCG-2013-0437. The report was funded by USCG to investigate how underreporting / under reporting […]

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Mermaid Samantha Maywell of Weeki Wachee Springs Struck by Boat Propeller

Posted by Gary 
· Friday, August 23rd, 2013 at 07:43 PM 
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Samantha Maywell, 24, known as Mermaid Samantha of Brookswell, Florida was boating with two other Weeki Wachee Springs Mermaids on the Gulf of Mexico about 15 minutes off Hernando Beach on Thursday August 22. Details are still sketchy, but Samantha (Mermaid Samantha)’s left leg was struck by a boat propeller about 4:30 pm. All three […]

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