Thank you, Mr. Chair, and well put.
We've heard from municipal politicians. We've heard from union leaders. We've heard from a wide array of people. This is our last hearing now. This is the last part of this hearing, and it will be the last for this series. We've heard from harvesters who feared the worst. Now we hear from harvesters who lived the worst.
Mr. McDonald, I'm well aware of your situation. I know the Melina and Keith II, as I was first approached by the gentleman in the back, Mr. Ralph.
Mr. Sullivan, I don't think we've ever met, but I do send my heartfelt condolences on this particular situation.
The situation I wanted to zero in on in the first part of my questioning, and that is what I brought up with the other harvesters as well, is the technology you use to send out the alerts. I think this should be part of the report, in addition to the standby, the 30-minute or the two-hour standby.
On the EPIRB situation you had, Mr. McDonald--I'm not aware of the circumstances here, but Mr. Sullivan, please weigh in--and the technology you had, did you have something beyond your EPIRB or black box to signify that you were in trouble?