Atty. Aquino says that there was no flare gun fired when the #MVTrishaKerstin3 sank. And the #EPIRB of the boat did not work as it supposed to or it just did not have it installed. #MaritimeSafety #EPIRB #BoatLife #SeaSurvival #Navigation | Atty. Alman-Najar Namla

EPIRB. Understand its purpose. How to operate the epirb may vary from one model to the next but they all serve the same purpose. Get to know this device. #safetyatsea #maritime | Simplified Maritime

🚨🚤 Call-Out: EPIRB Activation 🚤🚨 Today at 0930 hours, Port Macquarie 30 and five volunteers were activated to respond to an EPIRB distress signal detected approximately 6 nautical miles offshore. 💨 The crew was activated, onboard, and underway within 12 minutes, rapidly progressing to the last known EPIRB coordinates. Fortunately, it turned out to be a false alarm – an accidental activation, with no one in danger. A relief for all, though the team returned home just a little wetter! 🌊💦 A

Kia ora folks, this morning there was an epirb activation from a yacht which had caught fire about 14 nautical miles from Napier. We departed the Base with 7 crew onboard and firefighting equipment and about 45 minutes later we were on scene. As the sole person onboard had been recovered from his life raft by a recreational fisher, a big thanks to My Sexy Mistress. They took him to Clifton where he could be attended by the paramedic on the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter. As the sailor was sa