Life jackets can be the determining factor between life and death in many boating safety accidents.
Each year between 700 and 800 people die in boating-related accidents 9 out of every 10 victims were not wearing a life jacket. According to Virgil Chambers, Executive Director of the National Safe Boating Council, Thousands of people would be alive today had they taken the simple precaution of wearing a life jacket when they went out on the water. Boat Smart from the Start. Wear Your Life Jacket. We will again stress the importance of wearing life jackets.