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COSPAS-SARSAT Rescues as of: October 16, 2009

Number of Persons Rescued (To Date) in the U.S.: 144

Rescues at sea: 112 people rescued in 47 incidents

Aviation rescues: 5 person

PLB rescues: 27 people rescued in 21 incidents
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ACR EPIRB alerts the USCG of a distress message from the crew of J/World in the Baja Ha-Ha. Another successful story! More to come on this story as we follow up with the survivors. Here is an article from Latitude 38...
Eric Larsen

Eric Larsen Thanks for your support. Follow my progress at www.savethepoles.com.

November 6 at 5:09pm · Report
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Keep up the great work Eric.
Sun at 3:49pm
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Have a safe weekend everyone!

November 6 at 2:17pm
Adrienne Nicole White
Adrienne Nicole White
Take you PLB on the boat if you need one come on in to Triad Marine 9-2 I will hook you up and we will know you will be home to read the next post!
November 6 at 5:17pm
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Nice article in Soundings Magazine about how the Coast Guard uses direction finders to locate EPIRBs and PLBs

Source: www.soundingsonline.com
The DF-430 direction finder allows rescue aircraft to home in on beacon signals with greater accuracy
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Learn about the Cospas-Sarsat Satellite System, an internationally funded system dedicated to search and rescue

Source: www.cospas-sarsat.org
International Satellite System For Search and Rescue Système International de satellites pour les recherches et le sauvetageМеждународная ...
Triad Marine
Triad Marine
Everyone should know about this not just boaters good info here! Thanks for the link
November 5 at 8:25am
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Heading up to the AOPA air show to sell some beacons. Stop by and we'll tell you why ACR PLBs are YOUR BEST LAST CHANCE!

November 4 at 5:31am
Cole Fulks
Cole Fulks
Well....let's HOPE they aren't the "last" chance!
November 4 at 12:01pm
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Great first day at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show. The GlobalFix iPRO and AquaLink PLB are two show stoppers. Stop and see for yourself at Booth 441.

Bruce Perri

Bruce Perri I use the ACR EPIRB on the Coast Guard Auxiliary vessels I patrol on and carry a ACR locater in my SAR's vest.

Bruce Perri

Bruce Perri (ACR) Personal Locator Beacons are the best and there found at Perri Marine Sales http://www.perrimarinesales.com

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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Want to win a PLB? Visit southern boating booth at the fort lauderdale boat show and enter to win.

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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Off to set up our Booth at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show!! Stop by and visit us if your going to be there.

October 27 at 6:37am
Lori Anne Martini
Lori Anne Martini
Make us look good Big Guy and sell, sell, sell!!!!! :)
October 27 at 6:52pm
Olin
Olin
see you soon
October 28 at 5:12am
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Submit a fan photo of you and your ACR gear and I'll send you a thank you care package that will add to your safety gear!

Frank Hinde
Frank Hinde
got it guess I could do it. With plane flipped upside down so you get idea of where you could be crashing...:)
October 23 at 4:31pm
Kirk Ezell
Kirk Ezell
being that I live in Colombia ........
October 23 at 8:10pm
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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Last chance to win a free copy of "The Last Season" by Eric Blehm. Offer ends at Noon today. Write a comment about how you carry or use your ACR Products to win. See details below.

Mark Woodbury

Mark Woodbury we never leave the dock without our Ditch Bag .....

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ACR Personal Locator Beacons Prize Time: Todays give-away is a copy of "The Last Season" by Eric Blehm.
How to Win: Write us a comment about how you carry or use your ACR Products.
First 20 People to respond will get a free copy.
Offer expires Noon on Friday 10/23/09

Source: www.ericblehm.com
Eric Blehm’s website is currently being updated and redesigned in anticipation of the January 2010 release of The Only Thing Worth Dying For, the harrowing true story of eleven Green Berets who fought ...
Anthony Martinez
Anthony Martinez
I use my ACR C-Light PFD vest signal light all the time when I kayak at waterway I share with boats so they can see me. I attach it to the back lash tab behind my PFD. I don't have a PLB (getting one soon through Pr*De@L with REI) to use it for fish kayaking the Texas coast.
October 23 at 7:08am
Kirk Ezell
Kirk Ezell
I carry one everywhere..I deliver yachts and ships...There are no other IPERBS..only ACR....
October 23 at 8:19pm