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Navy eyes purchase of coast guard cutter from US By Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) Updated January 24, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (2) MANILA, Philippines - The Navy plans to acquire a Hamilton-class cutter from the United States to boost its capability to conduct patrols and rescue missions. Navy chief Rear Adm. Alexander Pama said officials are now negotiating with their US counterparts for the acquisition of the ship. “There are negotiations for the possible acquisition of a US Coast Guard cutter. It will definitely boost (our capability) a lot given this is a weather heavy endurance cutter,” Pama told...

The U.S. Coast Guard assisted the French authorities with the search for Air France Flight 447 by applying their new, advanced SAR software system called the Search and Rescue Optimal Planning System (SAROPS) that generates optimized search area predictions for objects missing at sea... There is “still no link” between the Pitot probe measures speed equip the A330 and the crash of the aircraft of Air France between Rio and Paris on 1 June, reaffirmed on Thursday a spokeswoman Bureau of Investigations Analysis (BEA)... The drainage of water from Pitot was not properly calibrated. Standing water. Everyone knew the weak...