AMSEA Blog

Fishermen are often closer to a vessel issuing a MAYDAY than the USCG, making you the quickest on the scene to give aid. A basic understanding of CPR and first aid may save a life (possibly your own.) The more people trained in first aid, the better off the marine community is as a whole. If you are in trouble, you want to have your crew and surrounding vessels know the procedures to secure the surroundings and evaluate the situation to the best of their abilities. Everyone o

Fishing alone on the boat, sleepy, and maybe a little careless, the wrong roll of the deck while climbing into the pit with a cup of coffee in hand: suddenly, the whole world is all wrong. You are wide awake and fighting for your life. One fisherman found himself in a version of this situation watching his boat troll away without him. He grabbed the trolling wire but it slipped through his grasp until he caught the floatbag. No boats were nearby, and nobody would notice him f