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Maybe they DON’T have the right of way?

Follow up to last week’s post about the City of Dana Point making up some rules that conflict with the Inland Rules or COLREGS. I wrote that the only place in the Rules that refers to human powered craft was in Rule 25, where there is a reference to “a vessel under oars” showing the [...]

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March 20, 2010 Read the full article →

Maine ski resort to charge for 9 rescues

Maine ski resort to charge for 9 rescues | The Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram. It’s been a long hiatus for RRR, but we’re back. This story goes to an old topic of mine – charging for rescue services by gov’t agencies…. More later!

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March 4, 2010 Read the full article →

Fines for hiker rescue in New Hampshire

Maine Daily News – Portland Maine News | Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram. CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire plans to fine a Massachusetts teenager for the cost of rescuing him from Mount Washington in April. A planned day hike turned into three nights alone in the woods for Scott Mason, a 17-year-old Eagle [...]

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July 18, 2009 Read the full article →

Block Island Town weighs in on “fee for rescue” issue.

Most of you know that I run a towboat out on Block Island each summer (see About Me Page). Today, the Block Island Times reports that the town is considering charging for the services provided by the volunteer Rescue Squad. [click here for complete story] Rescue Squad may charge for services 05/16/09 – With the [...]

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May 18, 2009 Read the full article →

Maine plans state sponsored AAA card for the woods

Yikes! File this under the ‘be careful what you ask for’ category: http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=244442&ac=PHnws A Maine state legislator thinks that everyone should be charged for rescue services, in direct oppostition to the sentiments of the National Association for Search and Rescue (see previous post), which thinks that no one should be charged. So, an actual bill [...]

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May 8, 2009 Read the full article →

NASAR opposed to billing for SAR.

The National Association for Search And Rescue (NASAR) issued a press release that stresses their opposition to charges for search and rescue services.  The NASAR web site does not offer the press release, but you can read it here: Denver Outdoor Recreation Examiner: Billing for searches and rescues endangers both the public and the rescuers. [...]

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May 5, 2009 Read the full article →

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