120522-G-QL499-001-Coast Guard PSA about having proper communication gear while on the water

VALDEZ, Alaska – Ken Anderson, a 12-time Iditarod veteran and a member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Alaska, talks being safe while boating on Alaska’s waterways May 19, 2012. Ken specifically talks about the importance of having the proper communications gear to call for help in an emergency while aboard any boat in Alaska, a cell phone may not always work. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley.