Maritime Applications of Iridium

When you are at sea, here is a way to keep your connection with the world. Equip your boat, Motor/Vessel or Sailing Ship with the Iridium Global Satellite System, in the form of
- an EuroCom system. Iridium satellite phones manufactured by EuroCom Industries are weatherized, single channel, permanently installed units for marine applications. Allows the user to place and receive satellite calls from the included handset or from (up to three) attached phones in cabins or deck.
-or a 9505 (and an optional docking station)
Once arrived at your destination, you can easily remove the Motorola Iridium® telephone and use it on the ground with its built-in antenna.

Your connection (Voice or Data) will still work, anywhere in the world, whether you are 1 or 2,000 miles away. No dead zones, no eavesdropping, and reliable data connection (Internet-Email) with Motorola and Iridium technology.


As an example, Gunther Hoffman and Lois Crandell are sailing to Marquesas Islands from San Diego with Pacific Bliss, a 43-foot catamaran built in France. For fun and security, among the thousands items needed for an 8-month cruise, they packed an Iridium phone, a data kit and a laptop. With the Iridium phone, their navigation computer transmits daily their coordinates to a webmaster in the mainland. Their web site is updated of their new position, so that their friend would know where they are; if something more serious develops, their path could also be traced. Join me with their many friends, and witness their fun adventure.