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Coast Guard Small Boat Communications System Is Unreliable, IG Says

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Thursday, June 10th, 2010

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By Calvin Biesecker A wireless communications system used by crews aboard small Coast Guard boats is ineffective and "unreliable" and interim solutions aimed at solving technical problems have not been successful, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Inspector General says in a report issued this week. The Boat Crew Communications System (BCC) is a wireless system that enables the boat operator, or coxswain, to communicate with the gunner who is located in the front of the boat. The coxswain is…

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