Coast Guard rescues 6 from sinking boat off Sunny Isles, Fla.

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MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito (WPB 87329) rescued six people from the water after their boat was taking on water 25 miles west of Sunny Isles on Saturday. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received notification from a Personal Locator Beacon at approximately 9 a.m. Watchstanders launched an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter
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OCEAN SIGNAL PLB IS A GODSEND FOR STRANDED FISHERMAN

When Mark Bernucho left his Louisiana home for a fishing trip, little did he know that the tiny Ocean Signal PLB1 personal locator beacon he always carries would be so useful. When the fishing was proving unproductive he decided to move to a new site, but the engine on his 20 foot aluminium V-Hull boat
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OCEAN SIGNAL – METSTRADE: SURVIVORS ACTIVATE OCEAN SIGNAL EPIRB IN DRAMATIC BISCAY RESCUE FROM SINKING YACHT

METSTRADE, 14th to 16th November, Stand 03.125 ‘Within 25 minutes of the EPIRB being set off, we were in the airbase taking a shower’ – sailor Edward Harwood Sailor Edward Harwood during the rescue from yacht Mistral UK sailor Edward Harwood says his Ocean Signal SafeSea 100G EPIRB ‘proved worth its weight in gold’ after
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Two men rescued by the USCG after activating rescueME PLB

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Datrex’s Patrick Brunosson met with Sandy Williamson two days after his rescue to talk about the experience. It was a happy ending to a potentially lethal incident. Sandy and his crew, Corey, left Miami Sunday morning on a fast run between Miami and Bimini Island. The vessel was well equipped with all safety equipment per
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