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EPIRBs, such as the Ocean Signal rescueME EPIRB1, are installed on the boat to alert search and rescue in an emergency

Strategies for a Safer Boating Season from Ocean Signal

As more and more people escape from lockdown to get out of quarantine and onto the water, safety specialist Ocean Signal is reminding boaters during National Safe Boating Week to make sure their vessels are equipped with a properly registered Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) and Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) for crew.

EPIRBs, such as the Ocean Signal rescueME EPIRB1, are installed on the boat to alert search and rescue in an emergency

Strategies for a Safer Boating Season from Ocean Signal

As more and more people escape from lockdown to get out of quarantine and onto the water, safety specialist Ocean Signal is reminding boaters to make sure their vessels are equipped with a properly registered Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) and Personal Locator Beacons (PLB) for crew.

Solo yachtsman Nigel Fox with the Ocean Signal rescueME PLB1 that saved his life

Solo Sailor Pitched Overboard in Rough Seas Survives Eight-Hour Ordeal after Activating PLB

A solo sailor has been rescued eight hours after being pitched overboard in rough seas off Australia’s Northern Territory coastline. Southampton-born expat Nigel Fox was located by an Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) aircraft 23 kilometres from his boat after activating the Ocean Signal rescueME PLB1 personal locator beacon attached to his life jacket.

Lia Ditton celebrates finishing her epic 86-day row from San Francisco to Hawaii. Credit: Ken Watts

Solo Ocean Rower Lia Ditton Breaks US to Hawaii Record

After three months alone and unassisted at sea, Lia Ditton has set a new women’s world record for rowing solo from San Francisco to Hawaii. The 40-year-old Briton made landfall at 06.10 am 12th September, reaching Waikiki Yacht Club on the island of Oahu in 86 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes and 56 seconds to break Roz Savage’s 2008 record of 100 days.

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