While patrolling the area, officers have to be alert and aware to notice the signs of a drunk boater. Some signs include drivers “operating the boat and not paying attention to where they’re going or driving in an area they shouldn’t be,” Clement said.
As more people hit the water on this 4th of July weekend, local police are also out, reminding boaters to stay safe.– The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office was out on the water patrolling for the holiday weekend as a part ofLaw enforcement agencies expected a lot of boaters out on the water and given the recent boating accidents in the last month, they wanted to ensure all captains were sober before they got behind the wheel...of their boat.
Patroling on major holiday weekends such as the fourth of July is nothing new for Nassau County deputies. “We’re out in force with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Coast Guards, making sure we stay safe on the waterways,” Detective Ken Clements, Nassau County Marine Unit said. News4JAX took a ride to places like downtown Fernandina and Fort Clinch with the Nassau County deputies looking out for boats all around.
“We’re looking for anyone that operates a boat wildly, goes through an idle speed zone or no-wake zone at speed,” Clements said.Clements said they would have two boats with two to three deputies on them out all weekend, sun-up to sundown.Your boater registration and license, life jackets, a whistle or horn, fire extinguisher, flares, and a kill switch while at speed... and in case someone falls of the boat, a throwable flotation device is a good idea as well.“It can be very dangerous.
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