Well deserved recognition of a daring rescue by Wallace Qual who commented, "When I got to him, he was wearing his survival suit and had an #EPIRB and strobe light in hand. That preparedness probably saved his life."
https://t.co/jhzRKlOCLY
#USCG
The world’s first #RLS#PLB, the #FastFind#ReturnLink confirms receipt of a call for help with a blue flashing light, this allows those in distress to know SAR professionals are aware of their situation and they are not alone.
#Lookfortheblue
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I have to admit i'm a sucker for a good statistic- Since September 1982, Cospas-Sarsat 406Mhz System has supported the rescue of 51,512 people!
With #Galileo's Return Link Service (#RLS) having achieved Full Operational Capacity those figures are going to be just the start.
Yachting Monthly's piece on the Vendee Globe rescue highlights the need to prepare. Having a crew #PLB as well as vessel #EPIRB, plus include AIS #SART or AIS EPIRB in your life raft to support final location tracking.
https://t.co/ERq5KtrW6i
#McMurdo#Kannad#SmartFind
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#Galileo satellites maintain a watch 24/7 for everybody who needs #help !
This #rescue was coordinated by Spanish MCC (@salvamentogob )
- at 5:03:53 UTC : detection by French #MEOLUT involving 7 Galileo satellites
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@HMaritima And now they are available with #Galileo unprecedented positioning, AND the #returnLink signal, informing the person in distress that her/his call has been received and localized !
A must-have for increased confidence !