It has emerged that a distress beacon that sparked a huge search off the Cornish coast in the UK was later found dumped in a bin.
“This was an extremely irresponsible thing to do which resulted in the unnecessary launch of two RNLI lifeboats – extreme care & caution should always be taken when disposing of an active EPIRB”.
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https://www.piratefm.co.uk/news/latest-news/2289392/dumped-distress-beacon-sparks-major-sea-search/