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Patrols at Lake Mead Aim to Stop Boaters From Drinking on July 4th Weekend
- The San Diego Harbor Police will participate in the national Operation Dry Water initiative from July 4 to 6 to help prevent boating while impaired.
- This effort follows increased boating accidents, rising from 16 in 2023 to 42 in 2024, and addresses alcohol as the leading cause of fatal boating accidents nationwide.
- San Diego officers will enhance their presence with additional patrol vessels and conduct sobriety and safety inspections on boats while collaborating closely with national partners including the Coast Guard and the FBI.
- Lieutenant Banuelos emphasized, "We would love for this to be an annual ," and noted, "accidents go up during the summer" with over 584 boating under the influence arrests nationwide last holiday weekend.
- This campaign aims to reduce impaired boating incidents, promoting safety for all waterway users and encouraging vigilance during the busy holiday period.
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San Diego Harbor Police increase boating enforcement for July 4th weekend
Pleasure watercraft speed through Coronado Bay with Navy littoral ships in the background. (FIle photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The Port of San Diego Diego Harbor Police Department is joining a nationwide effort to prevent boating under the influence, or BUI, during the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. The national campaign — Operation Dry Water — began in 2009 and is a year-round BUI awareness and enforcement effort. This year, July …
Big Bay Boom will have increased boating enforcement, security
On the Fourth of July, law enforcement agencies work long shifts, coordinate with federal agencies, and boost their presence on every block and marina.As the statistics have shown us the accidents go up during the summer, said Lieutenant Banuelos with the Harbor Police. Every officer is gonna work 12.5 hours minimum, so we work long days so our day shift is extended and our night shift is extended.Many choose to watch the firework show along the…
WVDNR police announce July 4 sober boating safety checks
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced on Monday that Natural Resources Police officers will participate in Operation Dry Water, a national awareness and enforcement campaign to prevent alcohol- and drug-related incidents, injuries and fatalities during the…
Patrols at Lake Mead aim to stop boaters from drinking on July 4th weekend
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Nevada game wardens and the National Park Service (NPS) will be out in force July 4-6 in a cooperative effort to shut down drinking and boating. The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) will have patrol boats on the water throughout the state, and there's a cooperative effort to police Lake Mead over the holiday weekend. NDOW and NPS will partner to patrol the lake as part of "Operation Dry Water," a national effort to reduce …
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