6 Apr 2015

Coast Guard, National Safe Boating Council remind mariners on importance of EPIRBs

NEW ORLEANS (April 6, 2015) – The Coast Guard and National Safe Boating Council remind recreational boaters of the importance of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons in conjunction with 406Mhz Beacon Awareness Day.

3 Dec 2014

NR 14-035: Warm up to these safety tips as frigid water chills and kills

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Public safety is the number-one priority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the Corps of Engineers urges everyone to practice boating and water safety this winter because frigid water chills and kills.

3 Dec 2014

Warm up to these safety tips as frigid water chills and kills

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 3, 2014) — Public safety is the number-one priority of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, and the Corps of Engineers urges everyone to practice boating and water safety this winter because frigid water chills and kills.

20 Sep 2014

Lake Cumberland’s 25th Annual Cleanup volunteers bag mounds of litter, debris

SOMERSET, Ky. (Sept. 20, 2014) – In celebration of National Public Lands Day, 386 volunteers bagged mounds of trash and debris from five designated recreation sites during the 25th Annual Lake Cumberland Cleanup.

22 May 2014

Corps of Engineers asks everyone to practice smart water safety over Memorial Day weekend

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching and many families will be heading to a lake, river or swimming pool. We hope that everyone enjoys all different types of water activities but also remind everyone to be safe while doing so.

19 May 2014

District takes to street

Seventeen district member took to the street in an effort to promote water safety and Wear Your Lifejacket to Work Day, May 16.

19 May 2014

National Safe Boating Week

Huntington, W.Va. – The Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, with its numerous lakes

13 Mar 2013

Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Officers earn Water Safety Award

MONTECELLO, Ky. (March 13, 2013) – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District representatives presented Officers from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resource with the Great Lakes and Ohio Division 2012 Water Safety Award.

31 Aug 2012

Commentary: Don't stop practicing water safety on Corps lakes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 31, 2012) – As we enter the Labor Day weekend and the remaining few weeks of the Summer recreation season, I want to again emphasize the extreme importance of “Water Safety” to continue reducing fatalities on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s 10 lakes.

3 Jul 2012

Corps urges recreational boaters to be alert around barges

ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, reminds the public to practice safe boating when recreating on the Mississippi River this holiday weekend.