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HM Coastguard was alerted to an activated emergency position indicating radio beacon at 16:25 south of the Needles Lighthouse.
One mission involved a ELT signal from a small aircraft crash and the second mission involved a call from a hiker's personal locator beacon.
The sailor activated his emergency rescue beacon after he was hurt in large ocean swells off the South Australian coast.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority received a signal from an emergency beacon off Cape Farquhar.
He spent over a month at the mercy of ocean currents before a giant wave capsized his vessel. Then, he finally activated his emergency beacon.
An EPIRB was activated, and an emergency broadcast was made via radio. A fisherman responded to the call, and located the boat.
A woman who injured an ankle while walking the Overland Track has been rescued after activating her personal locator beacon.
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received a distress beacon alert and mayday call at 9.51am, a RCCNZ spokesperson said.
Maritime NZ stated they got the distress beacon alerts and were informed that three people have been injured in the boat accident.
