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Another thing that went wrong between the boat tilting and the skiff sinking was that he couldn't start the boat's engine.

And in the end he was saved by a device he didn't know had activated and whose batteries he hadn't checked in years.

But yeah, doing enough of the right things at the right time probably saved him.

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I thought these were pretty regulated? Hence groups like Marine Safety Supply existing, just to check that the safety gear works, has batteries, isn't degraded from harsh conditions, etc

No one is checking your route batteries, that’s on you. You don’t have to have one. The battery lasts about 10 years though.

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