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MacBrien activated his Emergency Position Locator Beacon, and various teams immediately coordinated the rescue effort.
The individuals were rescued amid heavy seas and weather caused by a passing storm after an EPIRB was activated on board their vessel.
He activated his distress beacon after his boat was launched off a wave and landed violently in the water, causing the boat’s mast to break.
This is a result of hard work and collaboration among governments, ground- segment equipment and beacon manufacturers.
Emergency teams were alerted after the canyoners activated a personal locator beacon, resulting in a successful rescue.
The call for help came from a man and his grandson in the forest park when they became lost in a dense patch of bush.
A volunteer crew was tasked after an EPIRB was activated by a distressed vessel with three people on board off the Illawarra Coast.
The man onboard swiftly activated his EPIRB, sending out a distress signal that would soon summon his rescue.
255 people were pulled from the water, 44 saved from aviation incidents and 51 rescued on land, where PLBs were used.
