I have noticed the long list of those claimed by the sea.

Any suggestions of things that can be done to increase water safety and the awareness of the power of the sea.

Study the weather, study the sea, know what the meteriogical forest is all about, we see this all the time when hurricane is about to hit.Buy and use GPS,take all floating appartuses,life jackets, floating cushions,when going to sea, go to coast guard school, learn how to swim. Carry flares to signal your location in case of distaster, take first aid kits. Common sense stuff can save a lot of lives. We have lost too many men already. While the sea may not always be friendly and we have to work, eat and survive, we need to know what the hazard of our occupations are. Do know how to service your boats,if it does not seem to be in good order, postpone your trip, ask older fishermen for advice and learn from them. Wisdom comes from mistakes and experience, mostly not found in books. Some people survive Sunami , form experince, in Indonesia. all mentioned above may seem mundane but, overlooking one may just be what the sea neeed to claim another live. DO NOT LET IT BE YOU,Jamaica neeed you, St. Elizabeth need you, your family need you.
May God grant eternal peace and rest to those that had lost the battle of the survival to the sea. May their souls rest in peace.

I believe most of the men lost to the sea are Fisherman sailing in boats that are overload and also poorly equipt, e.g no life vest.

Thank you Olukolu.O and Unsure.

As most of us go in, on or under the sea, all the safety information we share will help.

Local information is usually shared about the sometimes tricky currents in some of the small coves and elsewhere along TB.

As visitors and sometimes residents are often not aware of the power and appearance of fast moving water and the unpredictable nature of the sea, it would be good if this information could be collected and shared.

My husband goes to sea / Pedro Cay. I know they (on the boat he goes on)do watch the weather and carry a flare gun. I don't know about life jackets. But when I mentioned them he was like the sharks would get them any way.

Hello Nurse, I have heard that reasoning about sharks.

Possibly if the canoe overturns with a catch of fish there may problems with sharks. Are the Pedro sharks more aggressive?

Please get your husband the best life jacket you can, with whistle etc and a book on survival in the open sea. We cannot know enough when it come to massa ocean!

I would encourage all Fishermen to remember your loved ones ashore and look at the equipment each time you go out and consider how it may be improved. If not for your sake, theirs.

Sorry if I sound like I am lecturing the professionals. While not a Fisherman I have experienced storm at sea and have locked eyes with barracuda and witnessed the hush underwater when sharks appear.

Thanks Turey. I will do that (not sure if he'll carry it on the boat though).

Being a fisherman is a hard job / I'm sure I couldn't manage it.