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The initial alert came from the vessel’s EPIRB. The rescue helicopter arrived on scene about 1.5 later and located the mariner.
AMSA detected the vessel’s emergency beacon tasking a rescue aircraft and two rescue helicopters to the scene.
As soon as the man overboard (MOB) distress call went out, at least three boats in the vicinity responded to offer assistance.
The family, which includes two adults and a child, activated a personal locator beacon, alerting emergency services to their situation.
Korea Coast Guard switched from a low-orbit satellite to a medium-orbit satellite earlier this year.
The vessels were tasked after an EPIRB was activated. The rescue crew found an overturned fishing vessel upon arrival.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority coordinated the rescue after a personal locater beacon was activated.
The hiker managed to trigger his emergency locator beacon after getting stuck on the wrong side of the river.
She took out the personal locator beacon she had carried for the past five years and activated it for the first time.
