An EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacon) is your lifeline to rescue. A bad day can get worse if that beacon burns or gets trapped inside your sinking or overturned boat. You might also ...
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Where to install an EPIRB

The best location for an EPIRB depends on the type of beacon and your boat. Courtesy ACR Electronics I strongly recommend an EPIRB for boaters who not only venture far from shore, but for those who ...
An EPIRB alert for the fishing vessel Miss Alexa sounded around 11:24 a.m. June 30 southwest of Montauk, N.Y. Coast Guard ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Two weeks ago the fishing boat Carol Ann was supposed to be back in Brunswick, GA after a 4 day fishing trip. In that time the Coast Guard has called off its search and the ...
When you’re out in the bush or at sea and you’re lost or someone in your group has suffered life-threatening injuries and all of your other forms of communication – mobile phone, satellite phone – are ...
A Bundaberg rider says he probably owes his life to a $290 Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon or EPIRB after crashing his Honda 1200X Crossrunner adventure bike in bull dust in north ...
EPIRB. It sounds like some sort of terrible gastrointestinal disease. But it’s not. Actually it’s a way to save your life. Many of us have heard of satellite systems hailing the U.S. Coast Guard when ...
I strongly recommend an EPIRB for boaters who not only venture far from shore, but for those who want automatic deployment, longer transmit times or both. The way you mount your EPIRB can greatly ...