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Maritime Mobile Service Network Operators Assist Vessel with Ill Crew Member

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Amateur Radio operators associated with the Maritime Mobile Service Network (MMSN) played a significant part in summoning medical assistance on November 9 for a crew member suffering chest pains on board the 48-foot sailing vessel Marie Elena, some 300 miles east of Bermuda.

“The assistance we received from the ham radio operator was crucial in helping us communicate with the vessel’s crew,” ...

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