"We Cannot Hear VHF": Dutch Coast Guard Loses Marine Radio Comms

"We Cannot Hear VHF": Dutch Coast Guard Loses Marine Radio Comms

Earlier this week, the Netherlands' national coast guard agency temporarily lost service on its shoreside VHF radio systems, and for half a day it was forced to rely on phones for communications with vessel traffic.   VHF marine radio is the international standard for ship-to-ship communications and search and rescue, and is essential to any SAR agency's work. Early Tuesday morning, the Kustwacht's shoreside stations lost the ability to receive …