The USCG NAVCEN website now features a new user-friendly experience for visitors looking to learn about MMSI requirements, registration or transfer. According to USCG NAVCEN: Maritime Mobile Service Identities (MMSIs) are nine-digit numbers used by maritime digital selective calling (DSC), automatic identification systems (AIS), and certain other equipment to uniquely identify a ship or a […]
The United States Coast Guard issues a warning to mariners turning off AIS on commercial fishing and crabbing vessels: U.S. Coast Guard 13th District PA Detachment Astoria Contact: Coast Guard PA Detachment Astoria Office: (503) 861-6380 After Hours: (206) 819-9154 PA Detachment Astoria online newsroom NEWS RELEASE ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard is issuing a […]
An October 12th article in Juneau Empire reported on the public presentation given by the Marine Exchange of Alaska (MXAK) last week about AIS and the lifesaving technologies that have made Search and Rescue operations more precise and efficient. Shine Micro is a proud partner of the MXAK, providing rugged, long-range AIS receivers for their […]
Shine Micro industry-partner Schiebel announced Monday that the Camcopter S-100 has been selected for Search and Rescue (SAR) trials in Norway. From AUVSI News May 6, 2019: Schiebel has announced that its Camcopter S-100 UAS has been selected by Norway’s Andøya Test Center for extensive search and rescue trials as part of the Arctic 2030 […]