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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.
Due to this mariner’s diligence to have an EPIRB on board his vessel, rescue crews were alerted to his distress and arrive in a timely manner.
CHP’s Northern Division Air Operations says the hiker was able to call for help using a personal locator beacon.
A personal locator beacon was activated, and officers assisted in extracting the vehicle from the mud.
Participants carried out tests of emergency beacons utilizing the Galileo SAR/COSPAS-SARSAT system.
Currently, 43 countries and various international organizations participate in the operation and management of the COSPAS-SARSAT system.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority sent a rescue aircraft after receiving an emergency distress beacon activation.
