http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/carsar/ en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <p><a href="http://www.marinelink.com/news/marine-safety-guard340239.aspx">http://www.marinelink.com/news/marine-safety-guard340239.aspx</a></p><p>As the Coast Guard's new marine radio network Rescue 21 becomes operational throughout the U.S., rescue centers can now receive instant distress alerts from commonly used DSC-capable VHF marine radios. However, approximately 90% of VHF DSC distress alerts received by the Coast Guard do not contain position information, and approximately 60% do not contain a registered identity. The Coast Guard cannot effectively respond to a DSC distress alert sent from such a radio.</p><a id="more219" name="more219"></a><p class="bMore">Follow up:</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/carsar/2011/09/02/mariner-s-safety-endangered-when-vhf-radio-distress-alerts-by-digital-selective-calling-dsc-lack-location-and-identification-information">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://b2evolution.net/">b2evolution</a>.</small></p></div> http://blogs-it.cgaux.org/index.php/carsar/2011/09/02/mariner-s-safety-endangered-when-vhf-radio-distress-alerts-by-digital-selective-calling-dsc-lack-location-and-identification-information