Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking

July 2, 2001 6:43 PM

Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking has rescued 12,801 people worldwide. It's one of those deep (governmental) web sites that are brief, interesting and ad-free. A sample: "On March 31, 2001, the Cospas-Sarsat system detected a 212.5/243.0 MHz distress signal south of Punta Gorda, CA. A single engine Cessna 150 aircraft had crashed. CGD11 launched a helicopter and located the aircraft, nose down in 5-10 feet of water."
posted by Mo Nickels (1 comment total)

Also, you know you've always wanted a colorful Year 2000 Tropical Cyclones of the World Poster. Available as a 475K JPEG file. The words are greeked out but the pictures are pretty.
posted by Mo Nickels at 6:50 PM on July 2, 2001