NEW AIS STATION FROM SANTA CRUZ ISLAND

A new Automatic Identifying Station (AIS) system has just come on line from Santa Cruz Island courtesy of NOAA, Station 253 (NOAA Channel Islands NMS).

SBARC is proud to support and maintain two AIS stations. Station 533 (SBARC-SBA) is on the Mesa and Station 1360 (SBARC-SYP) is located on Santa Ynez Peak.

Station 1325 (UCSB) is located on campus.

With four overlapping stations this addition greatly enhances marine safety in and near the Channel Islands. Thanks to everyone on our team for their support role in a cooperative effort with UCSB and NOAA.

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