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...at," Heckerman said. "A lot came out of that search and rescue case like laws, better EPIRBs (emergency position-indicating radio beacons) and survival suit inspections."In addition to Mattina and Heckerman, co-pilot Lt. Chris Broxterman...
...that can help save lives on the water are communication devices like VHF radios, satellite phones, emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRB) and personal locator beacons, flares, Coast Guard approved life jackets, fire extinguishers...
...that's required of all commercial fishing vessels and all passenger ships - a high frequency radio or an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB). The EPIRB automatically transmits a signal to the Coast Guard via satellite, Francis said...
...13, and their dog Honey were rescued 90 miles southeast of Cordova. The Coast Guard received an Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon signal at 5:04 a.m. The Bingmans were on their way from Kodiak to Ketchikan. A Kodiak-based...
...technology developed over the past four decades, using a global positioning system unit, modern flares, an emergency position indicating radio beacon and a VHF submersible radio, as well as the expected provisions and camping equipment. The 1961 expedition...
...position " said Stobbe. "He also had a survival suit on, flares, a flashlight, and a 406 EPIRB (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon) with him as well." Seymour used flares and a flashlight to direct rescuers to his position. The...
...a Federal Communications Commission agent from Anchorage spent four days searching for an activated Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon before finding it in a vehicle at the Juneau Airport last week. The Coast Guard detected an EPIRB signal...
...Tuesday before tracking it down to a store near Juneau's Harris Harbor. A store employee had moved an emergency position indicating radio beacon, unwittingly activating the device, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Mike Love. The worker had set...
...100 miles north of St. Paul Island. The Coast Guard shortly after 7 a.m. Saturday received an "emergency position-indicating radio beacon" from the Big Valley, a crab boat out of Kodiak. The Coast Guard issued a call asking nearby Good...
...Tuesday before tracking it down to a store near Juneau's Harris Harbor. A store employee had moved an emergency position indicating radio beacon, unwittingly activating the device, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Mike Love. The worker had set...