Radcom news article

[Iain McFadyen]

I don't know whether to be proud to hear about the use of Morse, or to be
embarrassed that someone went to seas without means of communication.

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Morse saves sailor’s life

Knowledge of Morse helped save a sailor’s life. The man was single-handedly
operating a 28ft boat off the coast of Hampshire when it started to take in
water. The man had no safety equipment on board because he had recently
transferred it all to a new boat. That meant he couldn’t use radio equipment
to contact the coast guard or launch a distress flare. However, by using his
torch to flash an SOS message in Morse code, he was able to attract the
attention of a member of a sailing club on land who proceeded to inform the
Coast Guard. An RNLI lifeboat brought the man and his boat back to shore,
where he was checked over by paramedics.


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