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M1, M2, M3 and M4 - Canadian Coast Guard

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5 YEAR TRENDCHART 2 - TOTAL NUMBER OF SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS (M,H,A & U)90008000700060005000400030002000100001997 1998 1999 2000 2001Distress 684 681 697 707 659Potential Distress 799 885 929 1030 853Non-Distress 3638 3762 4430 4286 4612False Alarm/Hoax 1596 1589 2003 1885 2111Total Incidents 6717 6917 8059 7908 8235Note:The number of False Alarms / Hoaxes cases increased by 26% or 414 (<strong>M4</strong>) cases between1998 <strong>and</strong> 1999. This increase is attributable to the implementation of GMDSS data in 1999.10

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