Boating safety app now available

The Coast Guard released its first-ever boating safety application for mobile devices, May 16.

The free app is available on Apple App Store and Google Play online store and is designed to provide boating safety resources to mariners using a mobile device.

National Safe Boating Week, May 16 - 22, is an annual event to encourage all boaters to practice safe boating. For more information on NSBW as well as general boating safety information, visit http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/ and http://www.safeboatingcouncil.org.