A Blackberry ® smartphone to the Rescue of the S/V Element Quest

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A Blackberry ® smartphone to the Rescue of the S/V Element Quest 14th North Atlantic MRCC Meeting 24 - 28th October 2011 Gijón, Spain Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk LT Scott Farr

Case Details S/V Element Quest Intention to circumnavigate the globe Built 1979 - 48 foot sailboat Wood and fiberglass Full-length lead filled keel Diesel engine 03 POB (Master disabled) Intention to circumnavigate the globe 35,000 mile journey Departs New York to Bermuda @ 02 1730Z Nov 2009

Case Timeline (06 Nov 2009) Brian McGraw calls RCC Halifax Voicemail sent from S/V Element Quest @ 1121Z Brian McGraw calls RCC Halifax Relays to RCC Norfolk @ 2031Z RCC Bermuda notified @ 2112Z Probability Survival Detection Aide (PSDA) 07 hrs functional / 13.8 hrs survival Water temp 61F Facebook page message sent SPOT command center notified Watch relief @ 2215Z

Equipment Onboard Satellite phone (used to leave voicemail) SPOT device 406MHz EPIRB Signaling devices Dingy VHF radio w/DSC (not hooked up)

Sound File Conversion Unclear voice transmission …”call the Coast Guard!” Obtained voicemail from reporting source Incompatible sound file Blackberry Adaptive Multi-rate (.amr) format vs. Waveform (.wav) format Used 3rd Party Audio Conversion software Imported into Goldwave to manipulate Success!

SAR Optimal Planning System LKP 60NM outside New York (SPOT device) New York to Bermuda is 630NM Estimated position # 1 (Wild guess) Estimated position # 2 (Educated) Hoist position

MT-60 Jayhawk (CGR 6034) Air Station Elizabeth City, NC Max Endurance: 6+00 hrs Cruise Speed: 125KTS Max Range: 700NM Radius of Action: 300NM

C-130J Hercules (CGR 2001) Air Station Elizabeth City, NC Max Endurance: 20+00 hrs Cruise Speed: 320KTS Max Range: 5,500NM Radius of Action: 2,000NM

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Norfolk, VA Cruise Speed: 30+KTS Max Range: Unlimited

Sortie Data O/S Weather Winds: 30 – 60KTS Seas: 60 – 100FT M/V Sea Pearl (AMVER) C-130 O/S @ 0215Z Hears MAYDAY call & vectors in SRU’s HH-60T O/S @ 0740Z USS Eisenhower (Lilypad) O/S Weather Winds: 30 – 60KTS Seas: 60 – 100FT Visibility: Minimal

Conclusion Hoisted to safety Debriefed 03 Souls saved

For more information… USCG Proceedings magazine Fall 2011 Edition www.uscg.mil/proceedings

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