New technology will aid search and rescue around Caithness coast
New technology will aid search and rescue around Caithness coast By David G Scott | Updated: 13:49, 21 December 2020 Get the Courier and Groat sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper State-of-the-art technology will bring a new edge to the search and rescue potential of HM Coastguard (HMC) sites in Caithness. Old copper-based cables are being replaced with fibre-based technology across 165 remote radio sites across the United Kingdom, which started with Weymouth last week and eventually including Noss Head, Thrumster and Dunnet Head. Coas...