En route from St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada to France, the two were forced to shorten their trip and aim for the Irish coast.
250 k out, rough seas flipped their boat and the EPIRB disappeared, but was activated.
“That’s what saved our lives, to be honest. Without the EPIRB, we wouldn’t be here today. We’d still be on the boat.”
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/brian-conville-joseph-gagnon-rowers-1.4218706