. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. FROM THE EDITOR Breaking the Grip Even Mark Trail — of comic strip fame — wants you to avoid rip currents this summer. The first national Rip Current Awareness Week will open June 5 with safety tips in the Sunday Comics, courtesy of Mark Trail. The awareness week continues the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's national Break the Grip of the Rip ™ campaign that was launched in Wrightsville Beach last year. The emphasis this year is on unguarded beaches. Many stretches of North Carolina's bea
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. FROM THE EDITOR Breaking the Grip Even Mark Trail — of comic strip fame — wants you to avoid rip currents this summer. The first national Rip Current Awareness Week will open June 5 with safety tips in the Sunday Comics, courtesy of Mark Trail. The awareness week continues the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's national Break the Grip of the Rip ™ campaign that was launched in Wrightsville Beach last year. The emphasis this year is on unguarded beaches. Many stretches of North Carolina's beaches have no lifeguards. And most communities with guards often have them on duty for limited hours during the prime beach season. Thus, NOAA programs — including the National Sea Grant Network, the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Ocean Service —join community leaders to encourage beachgoers to learn to spot and avoid rip currents that can pull even Olympic swimmers. Tips on how to get out of a rip current — or help someone in trouble — go out to all beach visitors, including inland firefighters and rescue personnel taking well-deserved vacations. In fact, this summer North Carolina ocean rescue teams have a special message for their inland counterparts: Instincts to help are not enough when it comes to rip currents. Too often, the experts say, those attempting a rip current rescue become victims themselves. Instinct may alert firefighters to problems on the beach. But even these professionals need to know the simple steps of rip current safety. If no lifeguards are on duty, the first step for would-be rescuers is to call 9-1 -1. Then find a floatable object — a boogey board, surfboard or even a child's "; Try throwing it to the person in trouble and tell them help is on the BREAK THE GRIP OF THE RIP If the rescuer goes into the water, he or she should take a flotation device. Upon reaching the person in trouble, float toge
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