LORAN-C service ends on February 8

[jackdaniels]

LORAN-C service ends on February 8

Effective Monday February 8, 2010 The US Coast Guard will cease transmission of the United States Long Range Aids to Navigation (LORAN-C) signal. The Coast Guard is urging all mariners to have a GPS navigation system onboard their vessel and become familiar with it prior to Feb 8.
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For more information contact:
Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell
AT 617-406-9011

[blackwell50]

that sucks

[seapower]

One of the most foolish move's I've ever heard of. Puttin all your egg's in one basket has never made sense to me. Never mind the new "egg basket" is in outer space. Frank

[clt_capt]

One of the most foolish move's I've ever heard of. Puttin all your egg's in one basket has never made sense to me. Never mind the new "egg basket" is in outer space. Frank

Even better 1 of 3 satellite launches seems to blow up on the launch pad, and after this year, the space shuttle will be decommissioned - with no replacement until 2015... Let's go healthcare and banking reform from these geniuses...

[gottaflylee]

As I have been saying, this will come back to bite us in the a$$ before it is over, very sad to see this and colseing them down is very dumb.