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COLUMN OP/ED

Knowing the Rules of the Road

Mitigating Risk of Dangerous Interactions with Recreational Rental Vessels

By Michael Borgstrom

I am increasingly concerned about to question whether these boat rental operations are ap- the interaction between commercial propriate for certain commercial waterways. The risk of a vessels and recreational craft on the marine incident continues to rise with the proliferation of

Chicago River. Even more frequently irresponsible recreational use of our waterways. my operation is encountering people in In Chicago we have been working to