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An EPIRB was activated, and an emergency broadcast was made via radio. A fisherman responded to the call, and located the boat.
The submersible’s position, if it had been on the surface, should have been known immediately from an EPIRB.
A woman who injured an ankle while walking the Overland Track has been rescued after activating her personal locator beacon.
It will be mandatory for all personnel to have locator beacons on their life vests when traveling to and from rigs.
They have a test function that validates battery status. A more comprehensive test involves testing the GPS and the beacon's transmission.
The Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) received a distress beacon alert and mayday call at 9.51am, a RCCNZ spokesperson said.
The new site plays a crucial role in the detection of signals from distress beacons in support of the SAR Cospas-Sarsat program.
The ARTEX ELT 4000M has received Cospas-Sarsat, FAA, and EASA certification, and production units are now shipping.
Maritime NZ stated they got the distress beacon alerts and were informed that three people have been injured in the boat accident.
