SMS Text message can save your life (or boat)

It seems a Polish national who didn't speak English found himself in distress when the engine in his boat had seized and he was taking on water. What did he do? Send a text message to a friend who could alert the British Coast Guard who then found someone who could speak Polish and assist the lone troubled yachtsman.

via: GNN - Government News Network

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Phil Yanov is a Technologist, Columnist and Public Radio Commentator.

He is the founder of Tech After Five as well as the founder and President of the GSA Technology Council and the IT Leadership Council.

His personal technology column appears in Greenville Business Magazine and the Columbia Business Journal.

He co-hosts the Your Day technology shows heard on NPR radio stations across South Carolina and is a frequent contributor to technology stories appearing on radio and television.