Survivors speak on safety equipment

FORT MYERS BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES

12.29.2011

Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios    

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. - Travis Niemi, commercial fisherman, speaks about the importance of his personal protective equipment after being stranded at sea in a life raft for approximately 10 hours because his boat sank after having anchor issues Dec. 28, 2011.

Niemi, an experienced fisherman, believes that ultimately his protective equipment saved his and his shipmates life.

U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jon-Paul Rios

• Date Taken: 12.29.2011
• Date Posted: 12.21.2013 18:23
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 317367
• VIRIN: 111229-G-KZ985-001
• Filename: DOD_101062278
• Length: 00:02:44
• Location: FORT MYERS BEACH, FL, US