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The instruments, contained in a concrete housing, monitor fluctuating sea levels; the data produced from a radar antenna above water and a pressure sounder in the water. Data collected contributes to the Tsunami alert system and can predict tides …
Read More »Satellite Messengers Get HELP when out of Range
In a recent edition of All At Sea we discussed Emergency Positioning Beacons (EPIRBs) and Personal Location Beacons (PLBs) but there is also another option of emergency communication known as satellite messengers. In a life-threatening situation, having a way of …
Read More »EPIRB GPS – Lifesaving Rescue Beacons
You are at sea and conditions have rapidly deteriorated. Your vessel is taking on water and the only option is to abandon ship. The radio equipment has been rendered useless and you are left floating or treading water in the …
Read More »Geocaching Along the ICW
“Are there any caches in the area?” That simple question has taken my husband and me to a top of a ridge with spectacular views of the river below, into an old mine shaft in a remote part of a …
Read More »Never Follow the Boat in Front! Her Skipper Might be a Navigator
There are many things I like about being editor of this great magazine not least of which is the diversity of our writers who month after month contribute to its success. On my watch I have got to know many …
Read More »Personal Satellite Based Message and Location System
Dear Dr. IT, I recently scared the day lights out of my wife when we returned nearly five hours late from a fishing trip. Personal, Satellite-based message and location system by means of SPOT is the answer.
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