(BOSTON) DEC 31 – COAST GUARD PLANS TO REPLACE AUTOMATIC FOGHORNS ALONG THE WATERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE WITH RADIO-ACTIVATED ONES IS RUNNING UP AGAINST OPPONENTS WHO LIKE THE NOISE. FOX NEWS RADIO’S BILL MARCUS HAS MORE.
SEVEN FOG HORNS OUT OF A TOTAL OF 25 HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE COAST GUARD WILL SOON START A YEAR-LONG CAMPAIGN TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEW PROCEDURES.
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MAINER TOM BRADBURY EXPLAINS THAT THE GOAL IN THE FOGHORN REPLACEMENT EFFORT BY THE COAST GUARD IS TO CHANGE THE WAY THE SOUND IS ACTIVATED.