Roger Korn wrote: > > In reading these reports, I am starting to wonder if ACA or some other > organization publishes or should publish an annual summary of accidents resulting > in injury or death. I know that the ACA does track paddling incidents. The work is done by Charlie Walbridge but its focus may be on whitewater incidents. I had understood that his intention was to cover all though. Also, to a degree, Chuck Sutherland in Pennsylvania has been tracking sea kayaking incidents in this area (Northeast). Some of these incidents do show up in Coast Guard reports but it is a matter of tracking the individual incidents down. For that you need the date and location. Some of the reports are pretty illuminating but much depends on the level of Coast Guard participation. I once tracked down for Chuck the incident report of the Coast Guard on a rescue of kayakers in NY harbor on a gusty evening paddle trip. It was quite full of detail such as the specific USCG boats launched to do the S & R, etc. But it was wrong in reporting the situation of the kayakers. It had all the boats over when it was just one of the four or so that had capsized. I got the info by sending a Freedom of Information Act inquiry to the local Coast Guard command. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Sep 25 1998 - 08:59:36 PDT
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