The U.S. Coast Guard
Station in Sturgeon Bay anticipates a decrease in search time as the
boating season approaches, thanks to the new "Rescue 21" maritime
emergency communication system. Senior Chief Wayne Spritka says the
shorter search time allows his officers more time to focus on the
rescue, in turn saving more lives.
Public Affairs Officer for
USCG Sector Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Lt. Junior Grade Brian Dykens,
visited the Door County Maritime Museum recently to explain how the new
system works.
With the old system rescuers were only notified
which tower had picked up the distress signal, there was no line of
bearing to point in the general direction from which the signal had
come.
Spritka says Station Sturgeon Bay has been using Rescue 21
since the middle of last summer and says it’s a bit early to tell how
much of a difference the system will make in search time. He also
expects the system will provide cost savings in equipment usage and
fuel.
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