The Coast Guard issued marine safety alert 06-14 which comes from the discovery of numerous SABRE Emergency Escape Breath Devices, or EEBDs, and Emergency Life Support Apparatus, or ELSA, being found in an unprepared status.
4/28/2014 Safety Alert: Inadequate Snaphooks on Lifejackets
The Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis issued a safety alert to provide awareness of an issue that was identified a few years ago with snaphooks on lifejackets.
Safety Alert: Failure of Hand Portable Fire Extinguisher
The Coast Guard issued a safety alert as a reminder to vessel owners, operators and fire safety equipment servicing companies to use caution when replacing components on hand portable fire extinguishers.
