International Rescue Center personnel contacted Coast Guard 5th District Command Center reporting they received a message from an EPIRB stating people were in a life raft and in need of assistance approximately 900 miles northeast of Bermuda.
“The presence and proper activation of the emergency position indicating radio beacon was instrumental in saving the crewmembers of the Blue Pearl,” said Petty Officer 1st Class James Hines, a search and rescue controller at the 5th District Command Center. “This stresses the importance of a properly registered EPIRB, which provided us with an emergency point of contact and information on the boat.”
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