At the click of a button on his office computer, the Windsor Harbor Master can see any moving vessel on the Detroit River and parts of Lake St. Clair. For the last 12 years, the Windsor Port Authority has been quietly using radar technology to ensure large commercial vessels are aware of smaller fishing boats in the area. Read the full story by the CBC.
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