U.S. Coast Guard Offers New i911 System for Pacific Northwest Mariners
The 13th U.S. Coast Guard District has implemented a groundbreaking technology to assist mariners in distress on the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Across Washington and Oregon, mariners can provide vital location information to Coast Guard rescue crews from their smartphones without having to download an application. In addition to common life-saving devices known to mariners, such as Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) and VHF radios, the Coast Guard now has the i911 application as an additional tool to provide lifesaving information from a ...
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