Showing posts with label Emergency communication Mine Rescure. Show all posts
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Monday, October 18, 2010

Amateur Radio Operators Provide Communications Support During Chilean Mine Rescue

As the last of the 33 miners who were trapped 2300 feet deep inside (and 3 miles from the mine entrance) the San José Mine -- located about 27 miles from the Chilean town of Copiapó in the Atacama Desert -- rose to the surface at 0055 UTC on October 14, the world cheered in unison. The miners, who were underground for 69 days -- the longest time ever for miners to be trapped and survive -- all emerged relatively healthy.