Telstra's National VHF Seaphone Service

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The National VHF Seaphone Service was operated from the Brisbane Communications Centre until its closure on Friday 1st December 2006 after more than 30 years of service to the maritime community. The following broadcast was transmitted on all available Seaphone channels: ALL STATIONS ALL STATIONS ALL STATIONS THIS IS TELSTRA SEAPHONE As from 0001UTC 1st December 2006 Telstra Seaphone will cease as a network providing radio telephone and weather services. Seaphone has provided the maritime community with services for almost 30 years and has now "past it's use by date". Telstra Seaphone staff wish all maritime users "fair winds and plain sailing" This will be the final broadcast by Telstra Seaphone. = THIS IS TELSTRA SEAPHONE OUT +