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2023-11-14 | Capsized while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
An Australian man attempting to row across the Pacific Ocean alone was rescued 6 October 2023 by a cruise ship after his boat capsized, leaving him adrift at sea in a “life or death” situation, according to his rescuers.
The Brisbane man had set off on a journey to become the youngest person ever to row across the Pacific Ocean when he ran into bad weather and rough seas.
He activated his 406 distress beacon more than 60 miles west of Malakula Island of Vanuatu, an archipelago of about 80 islands located east of Australia near New Caledonia.
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https://www.foxnews.com/world/naked-australian-solo-rower-rescued-atop-capsized-vessel-hours-adrift-pacific-life-death -
2023-11-09 | CMCC activity Report – October 2023
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2023-10-11 | Indian MCC to receive award for facilitating sea rescue in Southeast Asia
The Indian National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSRB) has chosen the Indian Mission Control Centre (INMCC) of the Department of Space to receive its 2022-2023 Search and Rescue (SAR) award for facilitating sea rescue in Southeast Asia.
The Indian Mission Control Centre supports search and rescue services (SPOCs) in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania.
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https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/isro-unit-to-receive-award-for-facilitating-sea-rescue-in-south-east-asia-8975429/
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2023-10-11 | CMCC activity Report – September 2023
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2023-09-20 | SAR event on Kaltan fishing vessel with 406 MHz beacon
KOMCC received a distress alert from the 769-ton Russian fishing vessel named KALTAN at 00:46 on 21 April 2023.
The location was 28 nautical miles away from the southeast of Gori, Gijang-gun, Busan which is southeast of Korea Peninsula.
Right after receiving the alert, Korea Coast Guard dispatched SAR units, including patrol ships, aircraft and other vessels to the scene.
VTS and other SAR units tried to communicate with the vessel, but no one answered.
Soon, a ship reported that KALTAN was on fire and KCG prepared for extinguishing the fire.
About an hour later, the ship Yu-Myung No.2, rescued 21 crew members, but 4 crew members remained missing.
The remaining four crew were found dead inside the ship after the flames were extinguished.
For the SAR operation, KCG, Air Force, Korea Navy and other vessels were immediately deployed to the scene.
The Russian government has expressed its gratitude to Korea for rescuing 21 sailors and KCG has received letters of appreciation from the Russian Embassy in Seoul and a Russian federal government agency overseeing border protection.
It seemed no one on board was able to report the distress or communicate due to the emergency, and KCG was alerted only by the 406 EPIRB distress alert.
The Cospas-Sarsat System and the prompt actions of KOMCC operators were able to save 21 lives.
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2023-09-15 | 3 Men Rescued from Coral Sea After ‘Several Shark Attacks’
The trio’s inflatable catamaran was damaged in several shark attacks.
The boat’s 406 emergency distress beacon sent out a call at 1:30 a.m. local time.
The trio were rescued in the early hours of the morning, over 500 miles off the coast of Australia.
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https://people.com/3-men-rescued-catamaran-shark-attacks-coral-sea-7965942
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2023-09-14 | CMCC activity Report – August 2023
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2023-08-09 | NASA search and rescue team prepares for safe return of Artemis II crew
The ANGEL beacon is a palm-sized Cospas-Sarsat beacon that integrates into the Orion Crew Survival Systems suit the astronauts will wear during launch and landing. If there is a contingency, such as a launch abort or landing outside the target splashdown zone, the ANGEL beacons will allow NASA’s Search and Rescue team to find the astronauts.
https://phys.org/news/2023-08-nasa-team-safe-artemis-ii.html
