Category: System Overview

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – February 2022

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – March 2022

Watch the latest contributed video posted to our Videos page (in section 9) from the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency:

https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/en/search-and-rescue/programme-videos-en

https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/fr/search-and-rescue/programme-videos-fr

https://www.cospas-sarsat.int/ru/search-and-rescue/programme-videos-ru

Direct link to the YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rELg6-Hl5ok&t=204s

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – December 2021

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – January 2022

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – November 2021

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – October 2021

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – September 2021

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – July 2021 and August 2021

The Coast Guard rescued three people and a dog found in a life raft off the Oregon, USA coast in the Pacific Northwest on Monday afternoon after their boat sank Sunday afternoon 45 miles off Lincoln City.

At 2:00 p.m., watchstanders received a distress signal from the 406 beacon aboard a 44-foot gray and blue commercial fishing vessel.

At 4:00 p.m., the aircrew found debris and their life raft six miles from the beacon’s last transmitted location.

The crew and dog were hoisted up to safety into the cabin of the helicopter and taken to Newport where family and friends were waiting.

They did not need medical attention.

“They acted quickly and had the necessary equipment to survive an emergency like this”.

“Their preparation and readiness for a worst-case scenario saved their lives.”

Read more and view video here:

https://lincolncityhomepage.com/coast-guard-rescues-crew-of-3-dog-after-fishing-vessel-sinks/ 

and

https://www.kptv.com/news/coast-guard-rescues-three-people-and-dog-after-boat-sinks-off-lincoln-city/article_d7a01ec8-1516-11ec-a259-7fdf4c35b0cb.html?block_id=666189 

A Plymouth fisherman says he is lucky to be alive after he fell overboard off the South Devon coast.

Paul Reed was only rescued thanks to a vital piece of equipment which sent a distress signal to the emergency services.

Paul was heading towards Salcombe on the morning of Friday 3 September when the boat he was on, the Sidney Rose, hit a patch of rough weather.

He tripped and fell overboard, becoming stuck in the water with no chance of swimming to shore.

But his decision to put on his lifejacket would prove crucial.

He remembered the jacket was equipped with a 406 personal locator beacon, which sends a distress signal to the Coastguard with exact co-ordinates.

Within minutes, help was on its way. Two lifeboats and a helicopter picked Paul up and airlifted him to Derriford Hospital, where he was checked over and given a clean bill of health.

He says there is no doubt the 406 beacon saved his life.

“If I didn’t have it on, I wouldn’t be here speaking to you now,” Paul said. “They are a life-saver.”

The owner of the boat, Ben Squire, says the incident has shocked the fishing community – and is a reminder to always carry the right equipment.

“It was frightening, really frightening,” he said. “There have been quite a few fatalities in fishing. Paul was wearing the right kit, he was trained on how to use it.”

View photos here:

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2021-09-07/fisherman-stuck-at-sea-after-falling-overboard-lucky-to-be-alive 

Please click to access the Summary of FMCC activity – June 2021