When the satellites pick up a distress signal from a PLB or EPIRB, they relay the information to a global mission control center. Search and rescue authorities then quickly determine the location of ...

New technology from ACR Electronics in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. can increase the odds of survival. Last year ACR came out with ...

But how does one of those beacons work, and where do you get one? A personal locator beacon is a small, portable electronic device that, when activated, sends off a signal via satellites to alert ...

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will push for the mandatory use of personal locator beacon (PLB) for ships with passengers at sea. MMEA director-general Maritime Admiral ...

In the video, one boater is holding a small device. That device is a personal locator beacon, or PLB, and it is what can be credited with the group’s survival. “We did not have time to call in ...

It aims to provide bushwalkers and adventurers across NSW with a free loaned Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). TREK was initiated by NSW Police in the Blue Mountains in 2008 due to the high number of ...