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The event provided insight into how land and sea rescues are coordinated to save your life if you get lost in the great outdoors,
The crew’s ordeal began when their EPIRB was activated, prompting a swift rescue mission coordinated by MRCC.
The climber set off his personal locator beacon on the top of Boys Glacier after he was injured in a fall.
The EPIRB was automatically activated and provided rescuers precise coordinates to begin the search.
USCG command center received a distress signal from a personal locator beacon (PLB) on the Australian-flagged sailing vessel.Â
The boaters reported that their vessel was sinking and activated an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.
USCG received a notification from an emergency beacon activated by the dive boat crewmembers vessel when he didn’t resurface.
RNLI’s lifeboat was launched within five minutes of being alerted by a PLB to a person who had fallen overboard.
Coast Guard officials say a personal locator beacon and life jackets made it a quick and easy search and rescue case.
