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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard needs boaters and mariners to prepare before Hermine hits, in order to keep everyone safe. In an audio message released by Lt. Cmdr. Ryan Kelley, 7th Coast ...

The worst possible time to learn proper EPIRB (emergency position indicating radio beacon) deployment and activation is in the middle of an emergency. Prudent seamanship dictates that you rehearse the ...

Every year the Coast Guard makes thousands of phone calls to mariners, boat owners and emergency points of contact in response to receiving distress alerts from emergency position indicating radio ...

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Florida House Bill CS-CS-HB 427 was approved by Gov. Rick Scott in March and went into effect Friday. Better known as the EPIRB law, the legislation reduces registration fees for vessels equipped with ...

Some people have a lot of confusion about the use of EPIRBs and PLBs and the mechanisms by which they work. Emergency beacons transmitting an SOS signal along with GPS coordinates became available in ...

The EPIRB device, above, is designed to transmit a distress signal for mariners in trouble to emergency responders anywhere in the world through a satellite system called COPAS-SARSAT. Coast Guard Lt.

We have seen many comments on Facebook about EPIRBs. It stands for Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon. Many of you asked if this type of device is a requirement for boaters. An EPIRB is meant ...

After responding to over 700 false alerts in 2018, the Coast Guard is urging anyone with an emergency position indicating radio beacon to properly register their device. An EPIRB is a device that ...