With respect to the recently-released figures on boating safety in New Zealand, Maritime NZ stressed that waterproof communications can save a life: An estimated 59% of recreational boating fatalities involve inadequate communications, and only 40% of boaties report having two ways to call for help every time they go on the water.
The latest boating research shows 40% of boaties take two waterproof ways to call for help every time and a further 16% most of the time they go on the water, but that...
https://safety4sea.com/maritime-nz-boating-fatalities-highly-linked-to-inadequate-communication/