Marine safety specialist ACR Electronics has revealed its latest Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), which the firm says is the world’s first mobile-connected AIS EPIRB with Return Link Service. ACR’s new GlobalFix V5 EPIRB, which is nominated for a DAME award at METSTRADE 2022 (15-17 November), has been given landmark Cospas-Sarsat approval, answering the demand […]
Seven people were rescued from a 39ft fishing boat in the Gulf of Mexico, after their boat was struck by lightning. The skipper of the boat, Glen Rumer, is sharing footage and details of his harrowing experience to highlight the importance of having proper safety equipment on board for every voyage. The boat was located […]
The annual 406Day campaign, a safety awareness day marked on 6 April, is today celebrating a decade of bringing attention to 406 MHz beacons. The 10th 406Day highlights how boaters and adventurers can benefit from the life-saving technology available in these emergency location devices and highlights the importance of EPIRBs (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons), PLBs […]
Safety and survival specialist ACR Electronics has won a DAME Design Award in the ‘Life Saving and Safety Equipment’ category for its ResQLink View RLS personal locator beacon (PLB) at this year’s Metstrade. Developed to offer more user-friendly features and functionality, it was specifically designed to give users the valuable reassurance of Galileo’s unique Return […]
ACR Electronics’ ResQLink personal locator beacons (PLB) with Return Link Service (RLS) have received Cospas-Sarsat approval and are now available in Europe. The Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Return Link alerting technology will be available with the ACR Electronics’ ResQLink View RLS and the ResQLink 410 RLS. The company says the ResQLink View RLS […]