jester
01-18-2011, 02:05 AM
In October of last year (3 months ago) an orange kayak was found adrift with a lifejacket and a paddle onboard. The Coast Guard our of Sector of Puget Sound, in Seattle, did an 11 hour search with a 41 foot boat and a HH-65 Dolphin helicopter. They did not find anyone missing or the person who owned the kayak.
The reason for this post is since Kayak's are not required to register if your kayak is found no one will know it is your or that you might not be missing. At my monthly Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting this was brought up and we were given stickers that can you can place on your kayak's. It is part of Operation Paddle Smart. I have only two of these stickers right now but should be able to get more if there are more kayakers out there. PM me and I can send one to you or get somthing to put in the kayak that can tell someone who you are.
News link is below.
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-coast-guard-suspends-search-fo-102310,0,4481861.story
The reason for this post is since Kayak's are not required to register if your kayak is found no one will know it is your or that you might not be missing. At my monthly Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting this was brought up and we were given stickers that can you can place on your kayak's. It is part of Operation Paddle Smart. I have only two of these stickers right now but should be able to get more if there are more kayakers out there. PM me and I can send one to you or get somthing to put in the kayak that can tell someone who you are.
News link is below.
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-coast-guard-suspends-search-fo-102310,0,4481861.story