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The boater activated an emergency distress beacon and a Border Force plane and a nearby Sea Swift freighter rescued the crew.
The Rescue Coordination Centre [RCCNZ] was notified that a rescue beacon was activated near Girdlestone, west of Masterton.
Emergency services were alerted to the distressed vessel through an EPIRB activation. Rescue helicopter and aircraft were dispatched.
Northern Territory Water Police responded to a beacon activation of a vessel in distress. Four people have been rescued.
An emergency beacon was set off after the yacht's motor failed and its rigging and sails were damaged.
An airplane crew launched in response to the EPIRB signal. Once on scene, the crew spotted the overturned vessel and a covered life raft.Â
The plane crashed in the vicinity of Beluga Lake, automatically triggering 406 Emergency Locator Transmitter.
A rescue helicopter was dispatched after Maritime New Zealand’s Rescue Co-ordination Centre received a distress signal from a PLB.
Fortunately, the 2 hunters had invested in emergency beacon devices, and had them for their hunt.
