Mr. Chris Reynolds:

No. They are mayday relays and pan-pan relays. For example, a boat in trouble will call the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard operator will launch assets to it and will then relay to shipping in the area a mayday relay broadcast or, if it was not at a mayday level, a pan-pan broadcast. Consequently, off Valentia, for example, where it might take a while to get an asset to the place of difficulty, the operator might rebroadcast this between five and ten times, each of which is counted as a mayday relay broadcast in the statistics. On the east coast, however, given the closer range, the chances of being obliged to relay maydays so often are smaller. That may be the statistic to which reference is being made and it pertains to mayday relay broadcasts and pan-pan rebroadcasts. As for the statistical breakdown between centres, Dublin is slightly busier than Valentia and Valentia is busier than Malin. This has been fairly consistent throughout the years.