Radar to spot icebergs is working againOut of service since last September, the system at infamous Bligh Reef helps with tanker safety in Alaska’s Prince William Sound Wesley Loy For Petroleum News
A radar system for spotting icebergs drifting across the shipping lanes in Prince William Sound is up and running again.
The radar had been out of service since September due to “integration problems” arising after the U.S. Coast Guard upgraded its own radar equipment at a shared station on Reef Isl....
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