SOUTH PORTLAND (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says a communication system formally accepted by the Coast Guard’s northern New England sector will save lives.
Rescue 21 has been used in more than 1,400 searches and rescue cases since it went into operation in November 2009 at the Coast Guard command center in South Portland. Collins was on hand Wednesday as South Portland became the 23rd Coast Guard sector to formally accept the system.
Rescue 21, produced by General Dynamics, provides digital communications and direction-finding equipment that improves speed in locating mariners in distress.
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