of our operations in response to the hurricane. because these are dangerous conditions, we need to ensure our aircraft and rescue crews can operate safely, especially as they may encounter downed power lines, surging and receding floodwaters and other visible and subsurface hazards. our crews are really highly trained and fully equipped to meet this challenge. once again, our highest priority is to save lives here for fellow floridians. if you need assistance but are in a safe location we ask you to communicate your distress for first responders by dialing 911 or calling on vhf radio channel 16 and definitely stay where you are. we will come to you. if you don t need assistance we ask you to stay put and safe shelter and allow the emergency responders to do their job safely without interference. thank you to our local, state, and federal partners working together in this hurricane
aboard a u.s. warship knows the mariners similar advisory system. channel 16. the faa doesn t know what causes notams and outage grid is the first known failure of the system in u.s. history. many pilots out there griping about how old it is. steve: we spent trillions of dollars on upgrades for infrastructure. you would think that something so critical to our nation s economy, they would ve updated that. instead they got a computer from the eisenhower years. southwest airlines ground and all those clients with all technology. you see the computer readouts from notams looks very old. it is an old system. it might be worth looking at about an upgrade. steve: secretary of transportation not exactly ahead of the curve on this. i would think they get this ready and everybody is delayed massively. ainsley: no movement at any
still without power in florida. there s spotty cell phone service, not to mention the extreme flooding. how hard is it to find people in need? well, we ve got a very coordinated team that is run by, at the federal level, by the federal management agency and it s fully in support of the state of florida. they have a broad array of resources that they use. and so, it s a coordinated effort to determine, where do people need help? the best way to get help is to call 911 if you are on a boat. if you are on a boat, called vhs channel 16, fall for help there. social media is not the best way to get help and so, when you get asked for help, it s triage through the public emergency response system, and then we are tasked to go out if we are on patrol flying a helicopter out on our boats and we see someone need, we respond right away. as these guards, men and women, are serving the devastation, are they speaking about what gaps they have and the resources? are there certain needs at the
you can see florida and cuba, but what you don t see are the bahamas. that means that the islands are completely covered by that storm. another story we were watching closely. what was supposed to be a fun, overnight scuba diving trip, off the coast, turned into a nightmare as a fire burned on deck. 15 people are confirmed dead. a dozen more are unaccounted for. that s according to u.s. coast guard officials who spoke to the los angeles times. there s many unanswered questions about what went wrong. mayday. mayday. reporter: tonight, the desperate search for survivors, after a 75-foot dive boat caught fire off santa cruz island. los angeles channel 16. what is your position and number of persons onboard?