The PLB (Personal Locator Beacon) that saved their lives

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12:58 AM Mon 4 Apr 2011 GMT

'McMurdo PLB' .

It fitted in his pocket, but it saved his and his three crew mates' lives when they had a problem in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. It was a McMurdo PLB that saved the lives of the four yachtsmen, who were successfully rescued this week when they activated the beacon following a problem onboard their sailing yacht. The US Coast Guard received the 406MHz distress signal from the McMurdo FastFind 210 PLB, which was registered to the French-flagged yacht, Recidive, en route from the Canary Islands to Martinique. The PLB's distress alert also included exact GPS position data, enabling ...

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