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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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Hilgenberg was awarded the [[Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal]] in 2002.<ref name="Commons2002">{{cite book|author=Canada. Parliament. House of Commons|title=House of Commons Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L4gnAQAAMAAJ|date=2 December 2002}}</ref> In 2013, he was awarded the [[United States Coast Guard]]’s Meritorious Public Service Award.<ref name="Globe1">{{cite web|last1=Galloway|first1=Gloria|title=Canadian weather watcher’s life-saving work wins kudos from U.S. Coast Guard|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-weather-watchers-life-saving-work-wins-kudos-from-us-coast-guard/article16360831/|website=Globe and Mail|accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref> |
Hilgenberg was awarded the [[Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal]] in 2002.<ref name="Commons2002">{{cite book|author=Canada. Parliament. House of Commons|title=House of Commons Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L4gnAQAAMAAJ|date=2 December 2002}}</ref> In 2013, he was awarded the [[United States Coast Guard]]’s Meritorious Public Service Award.<ref name="Globe1">{{cite web|last1=Galloway|first1=Gloria|title=Canadian weather watcher’s life-saving work wins kudos from U.S. Coast Guard|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-weather-watchers-life-saving-work-wins-kudos-from-us-coast-guard/article16360831/|website=Globe and Mail|accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref> |
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Herb primarily provided forecasts for the North Atlantic between the [[Eastern Seaboard]] and [[Europe]], including the [[Caribbean Sea]], the [[Bahamas]] Islands and the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Limited coverage was also available for the [[South Atlantic]] and the [[Eastern Pacific]] subject to HF propagation. His forecasts were not available via E-mail, fax or telephone except in case of an emergency, as his service was intended for extended offshore passages. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Herb Hilgenberg is a Canadian sailing enthusiast who provided a daily ship-routing/weather forecasting service for vessels at sea between 1987 and 2013. Hilgenberg provided his service free of charge via marine HF/SSB on a frequency of 12359.0 kHz starting at 2000 UTC.[1]
Hilgenberg personally experienced bad weather at sea while sailing with his family. In response to the lack of information about weather on the ocean Hilgenberg started to contact boats on the ocean and update them with weather forecasts and routing suggestions. He provided his service to approximately 50 vessels a day, 7 days a week, operating from his home in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
Hilgenberg has assisted the Coast Guard during multiple search and rescue cases and is credited with saving several lives.
In 2013, after 25 years of operation, Hilgenberg closed his forecasting service.[2]
Awards
Hilgenberg was awarded the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.[3] In 2013, he was awarded the United States Coast Guard’s Meritorious Public Service Award.[2]
External links
References
- ^ Reed, Lajoux (12 January 2009). Reed's Nautical Almanac East Coast 2009. REED's Nautical Almanac. pp. 807–. ISBN 978-1-884666-95-7.
- ^ a b Galloway, Gloria. "Canadian weather watcher's life-saving work wins kudos from U.S. Coast Guard". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ Canada. Parliament. House of Commons (2 December 2002). House of Commons Debates.