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Coast Guard’s VHF signal down for much of coastal Alaska

Coast Guard’s VHF signal down for much of coastal Alaska

by June Leffler | Nov 8, 2019 |

Mariners in distress are without a decades-old means of contacting the Coast Guard in much of coastal Alaska. The federal search and rescue agency says its VHF signal is down, making communication on Channel 16 unreliable. The issue had been going on all summer and there’s no solution in sight. Read More
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