Further to Class News No. 11/2014, Standard Communications Pty Ltd. has issued a Product Safety Recall relating to its GME-brand emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs). The following GME ...

The Australian manufacturer of an emergency beacon device at the centre of a controversy in Ireland has said it only became aware of problems associated with the device after a fishing tragedy in ...

If the authorities know who you are, what type of boat you operate, and have contact numbers for people close to you, your chances of rescue via the use of a beacon increase to even better than they ...

An urgent safety alert has been issued to fishermen concerning potentially defective emergency positional beacons. So far 19 faults with Emergency Position Indication Radio Beacons have been reported.

Following recent reports in the media regarding the use of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport wishes to clarify the position regarding ...

Australian manufacturer of communication and safety technology, GME, has launched its latest "maritime safety innovation" — the MT605G EPIRB. GME says the advanced EPIRB is equipped with a GNSS ...

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 ...

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has called for emergency beacon users to correctly dispose of their devices following a false activation in the south of Western Australia. An emergency ...

A HERD of cattle had Adelaide River police on the trot after the bovines activated an emergency beacon on a cattle station south of Darwin Territory Duty Superintendent Brendan Muldoon said a cow ...