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We have an urgent appeal to boaters who may remain at risk from potentially fatal carbon monoxide poisoning, to act on a safety alert from the manufacturers of Belling, Flavel, Leisure, and New World cookers.

Despite earlier warnings about the dangers and extensive efforts by the manufacturers and Trading Standards to contact affected customers, there are still around 12,000 appliances to be tracked down and boat owners could easily have one of these cookers. There are more details here

Start the new decade with a positive action to fit a smoke alarm and test it routinely to avoid drowning, not in the cut, but in the toxic smoke of a boat fire. According to the latest Fire Kills campaign, in just two to three breaths of toxic smoke from a fire on your boat, you could be unconscious. In recent years four people have died in boat fires at night or when they have been asleep and a working smoke alarm could have helped them to escape. Find out more about fitting a smoke alarm on our fire portal.

Residential boaters beware of carbon monoxide

The BSS is warning the most vulnerable boaters to take extra care following post mortem confirmation that two more liveaboard boaters died from carbon monoxide poisoning recently, aboard their 25ft GRP cruiser at Norbury Junction on the Shropshire Union Canal.