Park Marina Honored For Promoting Boating Safety

A Bartow County business has been recognized for its commitment to promoting boating safety.

The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 22, which is based on Allatoona Lake, honored Park Marina on Allatoona for its "continued commitment" to recreational boating safety.

The auxiliary presented the business with a certificate of appreciation. 

Park Marina is what the auxiliary refers to as a Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Program partner, meaning a business displays safe boating literature that's readily available to the public. 

The Marina "has not only helped the Coast Guard Auxiliary get important recreational boating information into the hands of the boating community, they also went above and beyond the basic requirements for a program partner by having the Coast Guard Auxiliary perform vessel inspections on their rental fleet," according to an auxiliary press release.

"This is the first time that a rental fleet at Lake Allatoona has been inspected and safety decals issued to 100% of their vessels," said Flotilla Staff Officer – Program Visits Luis Cribeiro. 

Each decal signifies each vessel has been inspected and is in full compliance with state and federal boating laws. 

"The staff of Park Marina proved their comment to safety by their quick response to any issue, no matter how small, that was required for a vessel to pass the inspection," added Flotilla Staff Officer–Vessel Examinations Paul Grenier. 

Flotilla 22 Commander Jim Farley also noted that "without partners like Park Marina, the Coast Guard Auxiliary would not be able to reach as many boaters with our safety programs as we do.”

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