KRALENDIJK — Bonaire now has its own Galileo Sensor Station — and it can save lives at sea. On Wednesday, the opening of the station was marked with a live demonstration showing how the system locates people in distress and coordinates their rescue.
During the demonstration, a person was placed in the water near the quay at Wilhelminapark. A distress signal was picked up by the Galileo satellite, which relayed it to the Coast Guard. Within minutes, a helicopter was dispatched to pull the ‘victim’ from the sea.
The demonstration drew considerable interest from onlookers, illustrating the significance of the new station for maritime safety in the region.
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