Autotether™ Marine
The Autotether™ Marine is a lanyard-free wireless boat kill switch that quickly turns off the boat’s engine if the operator falls overboard and sounds an alarm if a passenger goes into the water.
Autotether™ Screamer
The Autotether™ Screamer is a wireless alarm system that sounds a 105 decibel alarm when any of the sensors are submerged in water or go beyond 150 feet from the receiver.
Help Make Boating Safer
In May 2015, the U.S. Coast Guard released their annual report which outlined 2014’s recreational boating accidents. Among the various accident types involving water crafts nationwide, occurrences of falling overboard and being ejected from a vessel claimed several lives, injured many others and racked up millions of dollars in damages.
Accidents where individuals were ejected from a vessel topped the list with the most related injuries and casualties. Tragically, approximately 70% of the deaths were caused by drowning. Read the entire U.S. Coast Guard annual report.
2014 U.S. Coast Guard Recreational Boating Accident Statistics
Frequency of Events In Accidents & Casualties Nationwide
| Accident Type | Times Accident Occurred | Total Deaths Related | Total Injuries Related | Total Cost in Damages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ejected From Vessel | 1014 | 276 | 936 | $6,455,578 |
| Fell Overboard | 311 | 168 | 159 | $97,302 |