Fishing Trip Gone Wrong for Man and 2 Children

Rescued Boaters Learn from Experience

Keith Judy offered up some advice Thursday to other boaters who may find themselves in similar situations. He said he won’t go back out on the water without an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon, Satellite Phone and all of his safety gear in one accessible location on the boat.

When Keith looks back on the night he spent bobbing in the ocean with his son and a couple of family friends, it won’t be the boat quickly capsizing, the quiet darkness of night or the hours spent swimming toward shore he will remember.

“(It will) probably be when my son asked me, ‘Daddy, are we going to live?,’ ” he said, his eyes appearing to well up. “That’s been on my mind a lot.”

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Typhoon Soudelor is the strongest storm of the year

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Super Typhoon Soudelor is taking aim at Taiwan and China, threatening damaging winds, destructive storm surge and flooding rains.

The storm’s winds peaked Monday at 180 miles per hour, making it the strongest typhoon so far this year, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Winds on Tuesday were churning at 150 mph.

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Hurricane Danny is the First Atlantic Hurricane of the 2015 Season

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August 20th, 2015

Hurricane Danny finally intensified Thursday morning into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, well to the east of the Lesser Antilles in the central Atlantic Ocean.

Danny’s hurricane-force winds extended up to only about 10 miles from the center of circulation as of the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, a tiny hurricane-force wind field.

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Lessons from Hurricane Katrina

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Hurricane Katrina 10 Years Later

Sept 9th, 2015

Here are the facts: 10 years ago, Hurricane Katrina brewed ominously in the Gulf of Mexico. We had no idea the devastation it would unleash once it hit land. When the Category 3 hurricane made landfall and tore through the Gulf Coast, doctors around the country scrambled to offer help.  At the time, there was no organized medical group that participated in disaster relief. We were woefully unprepared. Looking back, I believe that we could have done a much better job.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has called Katrina the single most catastrophic natural disaster in U.S. history: More than 1,800 people across the Gulf Coast region lost their lives and more than $100 billion of damage accrued.

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Satellite Phones are a Critical Communication Tool for Emergency Responders

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Search and Rescue in the Grand Canyon

Hiking into the Grand Canyon this time of year is popular, but dangerous because remote areas and high temperatures can make search and rescue efforts difficult. First responders are further hampered by old technology, slowing down rescue efforts.

Summer temperatures and increased visitors can put a strain on personnel and resources used for search and rescue missions. The park has seen a 25 percent increase in visitors and an additional 250,000 cars since January.

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How Easy is it to Install a BGAN M2M Satellite Terminal?

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This video below demonstrates how easy it is to install a Hughes 9502 BGAN M2M terminal. With no installation expertise needed, this global, plug-and-play service helps you to remotely manage and monitor your assets off the grid, no matter where on earth they are located.

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The Cape-to-Cape Challenge Sets World Record in 9 Days

September 24, 2015

Congratulations to world record chaser Rainer Zietlow, who has added yet another title to his collection by driving non-stop Cape-to-Cape across 19 countries in a VW Touareg, in just nine days!

Throughout the 11,608 mile race, Rainer and his teammates, Marius Biela and Sam Roach, have been able to share the  adventure with the world thanks to reliable Satellite Connectivity.

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Hurricane Joaquin Strengthens to a Category 3 Storm

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Hurricane Joaquin - Category 3 Storm

October 1st, 2015

Powerful Hurricane Joaquin bore down Thursday on the lightly populated islands of the central and eastern Bahamas and forecasters said it could grow more intense while following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast by the weekend.

Meanwhile, governors up and down the East Coast are warning residents to prepare for drenching storms as flooding killed one person Thursday in South Carolina.

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How Much Do You Really Know About Satellites?

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Awesome facts you didn’t know about Satellites

How many satellites are orbiting Earth?

Thousands. There are about 1,265 active satellites, and a further 2,600 that are no longer active but that are still up there.

Who owns most of them?

Satellites are owned by private companies and governments alike. Of the active satellites today, the vast majority are US owned or affiliated (about 528). Russia and China have about 130 active satellites apiece. Of those 528 American satellites, 18 are for civil purposes, 229 are commercial, 160 are for the military, and 121 belong to the government.

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