Coast Guard restores offshore radio communications along NC coast

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/04/2018 09:16 AM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic
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Coast Guard restores offshore radio communications along NC coast

 

WILMINGTON, N.C. — Coast Guard Sector North Carolina restored radio communication capabilities Friday.

Repairs were completed at approximately 4 a.m. Friday.  An HC-130 Hercules airplane was launched Thursday night to monitor radio communications in the North Carolina Captain of the Port Zone until repairs were completed.

To view the initial press release, click here.

 

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