White paddleboard found adrift near Ballard locks


The Coast Guard reported a white paddleboard found drifting near the Ballard locks, prompting a search alert for a possible missing person.
Audio|Source: Ballard Marine - Ch 13, 14 and 16
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Transcript:
I'll wait your call. PON[1], PON, PON, PON, PON, PON, all stations, all stations, all stations. At the United States Coast Guard Tech City Town. The United States Coast Guard Tech City Town, tonight takes Coast Guard, Texas Town. Time, 1703. Greenwich, meantime, local, 10,03. Coastal receiver report of a white paddleboard in position 4-7, tax, 4-1, decimal. What? North?
Police codes explained
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[1]
PON: Maritime urgent safety broadcast
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Location mentioned:
Ballard (Hiram M. Chittenden) Locks, 3015 NW 54th St, Seattle, WA 98107
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