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 ...

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Don't miss out on the headlines from Mackay. Followed categories will be added to My News. RACQ-CQ Rescue were tasked about 11am today but turned up nothing. A Whitsunday water police spokesman said a ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Bundaberg. Followed categories will be added to My News. The reminder followed an incident on Tuesday night which saw local emergency services put on alert to ...

What started as a last minute fishing trip could have ended in disaster, with three young fishermen drifting out to sea with no mobile signal after their boat's engine suddenly broke down. Riley Hinds ...

An EPIRB is meant to help rescuers locate you in an emergency. We don’t know if the missing firefighters’ boat had this device onboard. “If you’re offshore and you end up in a situation where you need ...

The EPIRB device, above, is designed to transmit a distress signal for mariners in trouble to emergency responders anywhere in the world through a satellite system called COPAS-SARSAT. Coast Guard Lt.

Florida House Bill CS-CS-HB 427 was approved by Gov. Rick Scott in March and went into effect Friday. Better known as the EPIRB law, the legislation reduces registration fees for vessels equipped with ...

The Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre has highlighted the need for careful handling and correct stowage of Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon [EPIRB] devices after a false alert was received ...

Every year the Coast Guard makes thousands of phone calls to mariners, boat owners and emergency points of contact in response to receiving distress alerts from emergency position indicating radio ...

EPIRB devices are being hired for free as part of a new initiative currently being trialled in the Pioneer Valley. Broken River Visitor Information Centre at Eungella and The Eungella Chalet each have ...

Police say a personal tracking device might have saved the life of a bushwalker who ran out of water during 40-degree-heat yesterday. The 47-year-old man was walking the Bibbulmun Track about 11 ...