The Importance For Boaters To Have An EPRIB

Just a quick update on the lost fishermen at sea and hopefully a reminder for all boaters to buy saftey equipment which could save your life. If anything good comes out of this story maybe this is it.

This story was written by Fox News and the full story is here: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,505172,00.html

"Two days before NFL player Marquis Cooper took a doomed fishing trip with three friends in Florida Gulf Coast waters, a friend urged him to buy a life-saving device used to locate boats in distress.

Cooper hadn't heard of the gadget, an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB). And he didn't purchase one before his excursion on Saturday, according to the St. Petersburg Times.

Cooper friend William Bleakley and fellow NFL player Corey Smith remain lost and presumed dead after their boat flipped over in rough seas Saturday."

Our prayers are with them.

An unBelizeable Vacation and Wedding

I actually love Belize so much I got married there and invited 20 close friends to a scuba diving and fishing trip a few days earlier just so I could “make sure everything is ok” if you know what I mean. I had to use this excuse so I could check out some of the opportunities Belize offered that my bride to be doesn’t appreciate as much as me.


While I was married on Ambergris Caye we spent the majority of our time early in the trip on dive charters seeing the different islands and atolls such as Turneffe Islands and Glovers reef both of which were a lot of fun and the wildlife was plentiful. We took a few land based trips into the jungle to see some Mayan sites, took a cave tubing trip, which was awesome but very cold, and ended this excursion with a mud bath from an exotic looking woman which I still can’t believe I did. We could not make it and dive the Blue Hole due to the weather and the Whale Sharks were not there yet which they typically come through on the 3rd week in April and stay a few weeks.

There is great fishing and diving and site seeing in Belize with very friendly people and I would highly recommend you to take a trip and see everything it has to offer. There are many resorts which will cater to your needs even though the resorts were I stayed were not the 4 seasons I was not disappointed. Find a fishing rods and look for some free classifieds for deals to help you enjoy your vacation even more.

Our Thoughts And Prayers To The Lost Fishermen in Florida

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the 3 lost fishermen and their family and friends off the coast of St Petersburg Fl this past weekend. We will keep you in our prayers.

MyNauticalMile