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The incident occurred just after midnight when a distress signal was received from the vessel’s EPIRB.
Using the signal from one of the survivor's personal locator beacon, the aircrew located both people wearing life jackets.
Authorities said the outcome would have been much worse if the crew hadn’t deployed the distress beacon.
The use of an EPIRB was crucial and allowed aircrews and partners to pinpoint the sailboat’s location.
The group activated a personal locator beacon (PLB) which enabled PolAir to locate them swiftly.
The Rescue Center watch received a distress alert from a 406MHz Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) registered in the United States .
The three persons aboard the vessel activated a Personal Locator Beacon and an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB).
The final distress call came from a PLB, which led to the discovery of an upturned vessel with three people in the water nearby.
Seychelles Coast Guard Maritime Operations Centre received an emergency report regarding an EPIRB alert from the vessel.
