Life jackets might be the most important safety gear you can have on board for you and your crew. But what type of life jacket do you need? There are three types of inherently buoyant life jackets ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Experts share their tips for choosing the safest life jacket — and when you should be wearing one. (Getty Images) (Lisa5201 via ...

Most kids in a ­supervised, recreational boating situation will be best served by a US Coast Guard-­approved Type III life jacket. Featuring the classic ski-vest design, Type III jackets are easy to ...

A new safety push could make it easier for families to find a life jacket before heading out on the water this Labor Day ...

Esmail Dukhil holds up a life jacket with illustrations of his past. (all images courtesy Project Life Jacket) The refugee camp in Thessaloniki, Greece — a former textile factory repurposed earlier ...

A mother turned her son's tragic drowning at Wehrspann Lake into a mission to promote water safety by helping establish a ...