InstantForum 2017-1 FinalOCC Forumshttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/OCC ForumsFri, 01 May 2026 01:33:54 GMT20https://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost8122.aspx<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/doge-noaa-headquarters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/doge-noaa-headquarters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:47:34 GMTRobert.Larsonhttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost8124.aspxLet's imagine a dys(met)topia: all these stone age techniques like vhf, safetynet, radio navtex fax etc, all suppressed and replaced by paying forecasts only available through Starlink.Thu, 06 Feb 2025 08:47:34 GMTRoberto.Ritossahttps://forum.oceancruisingclub.org/FindPost8123.aspx<blockquote data-id="8122" class="if-quote-wrapper" unselectable="on" data-guid="1738797463984" contenteditable="false" id="if_insertedNode_1738797462390"><a class="quote-para" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="8122" title="Move Cursor Below" contenteditable="false"><span unselectable="on">+</span></a><a class="quote-delete" unselectable="on" style="display: none;" href="#" data-id="8122" title="Delete Quote" contenteditable="false"><span unselectable="on">x</span></a><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[quote]</span><div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-header" contenteditable="false"><div unselectable="on" class="if-quote-toggle-wrapper"><a class="if-quote-toggle quote-link" href="#" data-id="8122" title=" ">&nbsp;</a></div><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[b]</span>Robert.Larson - 5 Feb 2025<span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[/b]</span></div><div class="if-quote-message if-quote-message-8122"><div class="if-quote-message-margin" contenteditable="true"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/doge-noaa-headquarters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/doge-noaa-headquarters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/04/doge-noaa-headquarters?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a></a><a class="if-quote-goto quote-link" href="#" data-id="8122"><span class="goto"></span></a></div></div><span unselectable="on" class="quote-markup">[/quote]</span></blockquote><br/>Hi Robert,<br/>Yes, I suspect that is a very real possibility.<br/>If you wish to read about NOAA and its function as part of the US government, Michael Lewis wrote a superb book, Fifth Business and one of its chapters was solely on NOAA. You might want to read that very admiring chapter to give context on what is to come.<br/>My best, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy<br/>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:18:33 GMTDick