Operation Dry Water BUI Campaign June 26-28
Operation Dry Water will take place this weekend across the U.S. This three-day boating under the influence (BUI) awareness and enforcement campaign was first launched in 2009. Operation Dry Water helps to draw public attention to the dangers of boating under the influence of alcohol and drugs.
During the campaign, law enforcement officers at local, state, and federal levels will be on heightened alert for those violating boating under the influence laws.“Boating under the influence is no different than driving a car after someone’s been drinking,” said Colonel Corey Britcher, director of the PFBC Bureau of Law Enforcement. “Alcohol impairs an individual’s ability to operate a boat safely and puts the driver, his passengers and others on the water at risk.”
“Boating is a fun summertime activity, and we’re urging all boaters to help keep it that way by boating sober.”“Many boaters may not know that the threshold for BUI is the same as with motor vehicles – 0.08 percent,” added Britcher. “Fish and Boat officers regularly patrol waterways and will have an increased presence this weekend and around the upcoming July 4 holiday.”
Last year across the state of Pennsylvania, 17 individuals died in boating accidents. Alcohol was a contributing factor in six of the cases. Nationally, in 2014, alcohol use was the primary factor in nearly one-fourth (21%) of boater deaths, according to the annual U.S. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Statistics report .
Since the Operation Dry Water program’s inception, law enforcement officers have removed 1,875 BUI operators from the nation’s waterways and made contact with over 604,250 boaters during the annual three-day weekend. If convicted of boating under the influence, operators could face fines and jail time.For more information on Operation Dry Water, please visit www.operationdrywater.org .
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