Loran Navigation System LinksCoast Guard closes Caribou LORAN station - WCSH-TV Alaska Coast Guard says goodbye to its last LORAN station - KIAL Coast Guard demolishes Attu LORAN tower - KTUU Alaska News Nightly: August 16, 2010 - Alaska Public Radio Network More people need to utilize common sense - NRToday.com |
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Loran-C Towers Bite the DustTwo Loran-C towers have been demolished. Budget cuts and better technology sealed the fate of radio towers that have been providing navigation signals. Read more...Coast Guards Western-Most Station to be DecomissionedAlexandra Gutierrez, KUCB – Unalaska Last week, the Coast Guard demolished the tallest structure on Attu Island. A 625-foot LORAN tower – which stands for Long Range Aids to Navigation – was brought down on Wednesday. Its Russian-American signal was turned off on August 1, and the station will be decommissioned on [...] Read more...Coast Guard demolishes old, obsolete LORAN towerThe Coast Guard said it has demolished the 625-foot Long Range Aids to Navigation, or LORAN, tower in Attu. The tower was old, deteriorating and scheduled to be decommissioned Aug. 26. It came down early because of the rising risk it would fall over on its own, the Coast Guard said. Read more... |
