National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites helped r...
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellites helped rescue 195 people in 2009, the agency said Friday. Its Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking system detects and locates distress signals within the U.S. or surrounding waters. Of the 195 rescues,…
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154 were from the water, eight on land, and 33 with personal locator beacons on land or on the water, it said. Alaska represented the most NOAA satellite-aided rescues with 49, the agency said.