Personal locator beacons (PLBs) and personal AIS units now make rescues at sea much easier. We take a look at the best PLBs and AIS units on the market
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front. the one in the rear is saltwater activated. those two. there s also eprib. emergency indicator radio bye cons, located on board the aircraft. there could be as many as 10 of those on board. really? locator beacons. those are floater locator beacons. eribs what they re called and puts out the same sound. the same as the black box frequency? no. that s the pinger in the water and this floats on top of the water. no trace or sign? no. that would indicate there is no raft deployed. it is amazing, this story, the mystery of it. so many things had the 0 go wrong, really unfathomable. it really is. can the malaysia government specify the rights of the families to know the facts of the case for details of the
it s difficult to distinguish one pinger from the next if they are operating at the same frequency, so it s something that we look for. you know, really we need to find one, and that s why there s two underwater locator beacons, typically two means one when you re in this kind of search business, because you can rely on the redundancy to give you at least one signal. in the air france case, neither of the underwater locator beacons were operable for that wreckage. captain matthews, thank you very much, appreciate you taking the time this morning as it is in perth. you heard the news from the captain, the drone right now that was supposed to be down for another four hours had to abort its mission today. it s already back on the surface with data being analyzed. the reason it had to abort its mission is the water ended up being deeper there than they thought. beyond specifications of that drone. obviously, significant development and outfront next is the maker of the bluefin-21, the