[MilCom] USCG Sector Hampton Roads 800 number for marine emergency

[Bill]

Wonder if they will re-advertise *CG as well

Bill Dunn    N1KUG
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Now feeding USCG Sector Boston via Team Speak
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason" <jason_esva at yahoo.com>
To: <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 11:40 AM
Subject: [MilCom] USCG Sector Hampton Roads 800 number for marine emergency


>
> Milcom List
>
>>From Eastern Shore Post/WESR radio
>
> Any mariners experiencing a marine emergency and unable to contact Coast 
> Guard Sector Hampton Roads via Marine VHF Radio Channel 16, the primary 
> method of communication, may now call a new toll-free emergency number: 
> 1-877-SCCJSAR (722-5727)
>
> Sector Hampton Roads is responsible for responding to marine emergencies 
> in the following areas: along the coast from the Delaware-Maryland border 
> to the Virginia-North Carolina border, in the Chesapeake Bay south of the 
> Potomac River, and within the navigable rivers of Virginia.
>
> Jason
>