RCC Australia detects EPIRB and sailor is airlifted from sinking - TopicsExpress



          

RCC Australia detects EPIRB and sailor is airlifted from sinking yacht An RNZAF Orion crew returning from searching for missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 were re-tasked by RCC Australia, along with the Rescue 65 helicopter and the Perth Dornier, to investigate an emergency alert signal from an EPIRB. The beacon was registered to a yacht with a solo sailor aboard. The New Zealand crew located the yacht using the beacon and their radar. The yacht had been struck by an unknown object 80 NM from Perth. The sailor was taken safety in Jandakot. Read more here: mysailing.au/news/solo-sailor-airlifted-to-safety-after-boat-sinks-off-perth
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 18:07:52 +0000

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