Global Maritime Distress Service Launched by Iridium
Iridium Communications has announced what the company is calling an historic achievement with the launch of the Iridium Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) service. The system commenced operation on Friday, December 11th and with it, for the first time in history, Iridium has given seafarers a real-time emergency response and rescue servi…
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