I don't do the sea kayak thing very often so I never really gave this much thought.
Unlike motorized vessels, there is no requirement for kayaks, canoes, and rowboats to be registered, and each year the Coast Guard and state agencies spend thousands of dollars, man hours, and resources conducting searches involving non-motorized vessels found adrift because they were not properly tied down, or were abandoned.
Adrift, unmanned paddle craft such as canoes and kayaks, are considered a sign of distress and rescue crews are launched to search for a potential missing person.
More info available via the US Coast Guard release
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That's a good idea. I've been fishing on rivers in the Ozarks during party weekends and have seen empty canoes float by. One time a canoe floated by with a dog in it but no people.
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