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Police who boarded unmanned Sarasota boat stress importance of engine cut-off switches

Sarasota police chased down and boarded an out-of-control unmanned boat Monday. The boat’s operator was not utilizing the boat’s emergency engine cut-off switch, according to police. Police are using ...
Homeland Security Today

Coast Guard Reminds Boaters of New Engine Cut-Off Switch Law

Lt.j.g. Scott Peters (right), boarding officer with Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, conducts a vessel safety check on Big Lake, Alaska, July 4, 2019. The law enforcement presence on the lake was a part ...
AOL

New federal law requires engine shutoff switch on Great Lakes

Apr. 7—Operators of recreational boats less than 26 feet long on federally-regulated waters, including Lake Superior, are now required to have and to use an engine cut-off switch and associated engine ...
WMUR

NH law requiring some powerboats to have engine cut-off switches to take effect in August

THE DEVICE DISABLES A BOAT'S ENGINE <CLIP 0021 17:12:54 - 55 I DONT THINK IT WILL BE VERY USEFUL. > <CLIP 0022 17:16:23 - 24 I THINK ITS A VERY GREAT IDEA > áMIXED FEELINGS TONIGHT ALONG LAKE ...
The World

Coast Guard announces new law requiring use of engine cut-off switches

Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link (ECOSL) as of April 1, 2021, as the U.S. Coast Guard ...