“Mayday” Program on CBC’s Fifth Estate Was Worth Watching

Published October 1, 2011 | By cjblythe

As I had suspected, “Mayday” was mostly concerned with the statistics surrounding search and rescue missions at sea on the Atlantic Coast. “At sea” rescues are quite prevalent on the Atlantic coast due to the large presence of the fishing industry.

I somewhat expected a ‘slam’ of the search and… Continue reading →

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“Mayday” on CBC’s Fifth Estate to Air Tonight

Published September 30, 2011 | By cjblythe

CH115 Cormorant Helicopter - Search and Rescue

The CBC’s Fifth Estate will be airing “Mayday” tonight, an ‘expose’ on the status of the Canadian Search and Rescue network.

I was alerted to this broadcast tonight on CBC via Facebook by a good friend who has worked in Atlantic Search and… Continue reading →

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