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The crew’s ordeal began when their EPIRB was activated, prompting a swift rescue mission coordinated by MRCC.
The climber set off his personal locator beacon on the top of Boys Glacier after he was injured in a fall.
The EPIRB was automatically activated and provided rescuers precise coordinates to begin the search.
USCG command center received a distress signal from a personal locator beacon (PLB) on the Australian-flagged sailing vessel.Â
The boaters reported that their vessel was sinking and activated an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon.
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.
