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Carbon monoxide hazards on boats.(Safety Alert)
The silent killer known as carbon monoxide (CO) can imperil boaters as well as people at home. Since 1990, CO has killed at least 93 people while they were boating and sickened nearly 400 others, according to federal safety investigators. The poisonings affected people inside and outside boats, when boats were moored, and even when under way
CO comes from the exhaust emissions of the engine driving the boat, the engine powering a generator, or a cook stove or heater. CO becomes a problem in several ways:
* When passengers hang onto the rear of the boat and allow themselves to be pulled through the water until the boat's wake builds enough to allow body surfing. "Teak surfing," as it's called, puts passengers close to the engine exhaust.
* When passengers ride on or swim beneath a platform near the exhaust.
* When leaky seals between decks, bulkheads, and the hull or a faulty or poorly maintained exhaust system allows CO to build up inside the cabin.
* When boats are moored close together and one has an engine running.
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