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Maritime New Zealand's Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) said it received a distress beacon alert from a yacht in Cook Strait.
Following the beacon's distress call, received through the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, SAR personnel launched their helicopter.
Guernsey Coastguard received an emergency beacon alert indicating a vessel in distress north of the island.
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A four-person search and rescue crew reached the couple by ground after they activated their personal locator beacon.
The Rescue Coordination Centre requested assistance after the beacon was activated by a tramping group deep in the bush.
The AKRCC opened a mission in response to a 406 MHz ELT signal and subsequent aircraft crash confirmation.
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Inappropriate disposal of locator beacons has resulted in call-outs to landfills and transfer stations.
