EPIRB

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

It’s time for electronic flares to replace unsafe and toxic pyrotechnics from a bygone era, says Chris Hoffman, the director of Technology Strategy at ACR Electronics.

26th November 2025

OPINION: Ditch pyrotechnics for electronic flares

26th November 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The tragic consequences of failing to equip crew with Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) were laid bare before delegates at the IMCA global summit last week.

12th December 2024

PLBs: The difference between survival and tragedy

12th December 2024

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

A new Emergency Position Indicating Rescue Beacon (EPIRB) features a 30% reduction in size compared to other EPIRBs and a 10-year battery life.

17th June 2020

Compact EPIRB built for quick response

17th June 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Phil Evans, Business Line Manager for Telecoms at TÜV SÜD, a global product testing and certification organisation gives an insight into the world of SAR beacon testing.

22nd May 2020

Testing emergency beacons

22nd May 2020

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

France’s Orolia Maritime is celebrating after its McMurdo SmartFind G8 AIS EPIRB won Product of Excellence in the Safety Category at the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) Awards 2018.

9th October 2018

AIS EPIRB collects electronics award

9th October 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Ocean Signal highlighted its new ATA100 Class A and ATB1 Class B AIS transponders when it joined forces with fellow exhibitor ACR Electronics at this year’s SMM.

5th September 2018

AIS transponders for collision avoidance

5th September 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal will be promoting the enhanced benefits of their leading range of EPIRBs and PLBs enabled by a next generation satellite system.

1st March 2018

Enhanced life-saving equipment on show at Seawork

1st March 2018

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Safety equipment manufacturer Ocean Signal introduced the E101V float-free EPIRB with integrated voyage data recorder (VDR) memory capsule at Seawork International this year.

16th June 2017

VDR EPIRB

16th June 2017

KEY DEALS

KEY DEALS

SMM is always a hotbed for marine safety and survival launches, and one of the highlights this year has to be McMurdo’s announcement of a new family of EPIRBs that will accelerate…

7th September 2016

First four frequency EPIRBS launched

7th September 2016

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT 20th August 2012

Automatic EPIRB activation saves sailors

20th August 2012

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT

Surrey UK-based Sartech Engineering, specialists in the supply of EPIRBs and other emergency equipment, make the tempting offer of extending the warranty up to 10 years for equipment supplied directly by themselves.

1st February 2002

10 Year Cover for EPIRBs

1st February 2002