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Old 09-09-2018, 08:11 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by BruceK View Post
Would a pan pan call on 16 work? Potential responders could take it from there,with services you may not know even exist, perhaps combining the efforts of several providers.

When my Dad had a stroke at anchor in Telegraph harbor, my Mom did a Mayday call on 16. A sailboat anchored right next to them heard the Mayday and dinghies over to assist. An ER physician and ER nurse. They brought their emergency medical kit and checked my Dad out (not a lot they could do) and waited for the Canadian CG Auxillary to show up to transport him to shore and a hospital.

You never know who may hear the radio call and provide more help than you might otherwise expect.
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