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Citation Needed
[edit]"falling overboard is one of the leading causes of death"[citation needed];
I know this to be true, for the life of me I do not know where I learned it. I believe it came up in some of the sailing courses I took in France and the UK, if I am not mistaken, it was also mentioned when I took a week's course for my US Coast Guard's captain's license last fall.
A quick search on the web does provide supporting statistics:
California Boating Safety Report shows falling overboard to be one of the leading causes of death in pleasure boating.
A second report, this one from the US Coast guard, also confirms that falling overboard is a large problem in the Fishing industry.
Are these references good enough?
It is important to state this fact. Spreading this information can save lives, which was one of the reasons for me to write the article on Jack Lines!