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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="907" height="336" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CF8EDA.5F464850"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";letter-spacing:4.0pt">MEDIA RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –June 23, 2013</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman Bold";letter-spacing:4.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Marine Officers</span></b><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ramping up for Operation Dry Water 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Concentrated effort to curb drinking and boating slated for June 27-29, 2014</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Salem, OR<span style="color:red">
</span><b><i>–</i></b>The Oregon State Marine Board and law enforcement partners from 32 counties and Oregon State Police will be participating in Operation Dry Water, June 27-29, as part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accidents
and fatalities related to boating under the influence of intoxicants (BUII). The mission of Operation Dry Water also brings awareness and education to recreational boaters about the dangers of alcohol and drug use on the water.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Impaired boaters can expect to be arrested or face other serious penalties. In Oregon, the consequences of being convicted of BUII include the possibility of jail time, $6,250 in fines,
and loss of boating or even driving privileges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:red"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">"We are dedicated to keeping boaters safe on our waters. Boating is a safe and enjoyable recreation when people stay alert and follow the rules,” says Dale Flowers, Law Enforcement Training
Coordinator for the Marine Board. "You will see marine patrols out on the water looking for boaters who show impairment which is pretty easy to detect, due to reckless operation and other unsafe behavior.”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Alcohol impairs a person’s judgment, reaction time, vision, and balance/coordination. Combined with the sun, glare, wind, waves and other motion, the effects of alcohol are amplified
on the water. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Boating under the influence of drugs or alcohol continues to be a major problem across the nation. U.S. Coast Guard data reveals that alcohol is the primary contributing factor in recreational
boating fatalities<a style="mso-endnote-id:edn1" href="#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[i]</span></span></span></a>.
Intoxicated boat operators and passengers run a significantly increased risk of being involved in a fatal boating accident.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Operation Dry Water is a nationwide education and enforcement initiative launched by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) in 2009 in partnership with the
U.S. Coast Guard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Operation Dry Water 2014 is a joint program of the Oregon State Marine Board, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators, the U.S. Coast Guard, Oregon State Police and
32 Sheriff’s Offices from around the state. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.operationdrywater.org">
www.operationdrywater.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The mission of the Oregon State Marine Board is to serve the recreational boating public through education, enforcement, access and environmental stewardship for a safe and enjoyable
boating experience. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is a national nonprofit organization that works to develop public policy for recreational boating safety. NASBLA represents
the recreational boating authorities of all 50 states and the U.S. territories. NASBLA offers a variety of resources, including training, model acts, education standards and publications. Through a national network of thousands of professional educators, law
enforcement officers and volunteers, NASBLA affects the lives of over 83 million American boaters.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">The United States Coast Guard is a military, multi-mission, maritime service within the Department of Homeland Security and one of the nation's five armed services. Its
core roles are to protect the public, the environment, and U.S. economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">.</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Video PSA:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><a href="http://vimeo.com/94222554">http://vimeo.com/94222554</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ashley A. Massey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Public Information Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oregon State Marine Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">503-378-2623<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Ashley.massey@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Ashley.massey@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><img border="0" width="396" height="128" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CF8EDA.5F464850"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.boatoregon.com">www.boatoregon.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/boatoregon">www.facebook.com/boatoregon</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/marineboard">www.twitter.com/marineboard</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/marineboard">www.youtube.com/marineboard</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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Source: U.S. Coast Guard <i>Recreational Boating Statistics 201</i></span><i>3</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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