STAREC SYSTEM HELPS ENHANCE MARITIME SAFETY
A specially designed buoy that communicates via Inmarsat satellites will make it possible to monitor and store information about the condition and safety of ships at sea, automatically alert authorities in case of an accident, and act as a floating 'black box' memory of vital information.
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Supplemental Notes:
- World Fishing, v 44 n 6, June 1995, p 10 [1 p, 1 fig]
- Publication Date: 1995
Language
- English
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Safety equipment; Voyage data recorders
- Old TRIS Terms: Data buoys
- Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00717445
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Mar 4 1996 12:00AM