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-  EPIRB saves the Lifes of 3 Yatchsmen at Sea
26 August 2010. Three French yachtsmen owe their lives today to their 406 MHz EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) when rescued over 500 miles off course, in the Atlantic. At 7:25am...
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-  EWG-2/2010 Meeting Documentation Now Available
Some documents submitted to the upcoming EWG-2/2010 Meeting on Next Generation Beacon Requirements are now available on the Cospas-Sarsat website. To download Cospas-Sarsat meeting documentation,...
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-  Men Rescued in Heavy Seas near Niue, New Zealand
2 August 2010.      MEN RESCUED IN HEAVY SEAS NEAR NIUE, NZ    Two men have been rescued by a cargo ship after their yacht capsized in stormy seas near Niue yesterday,...
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-  Serbia becomes the 43rd Participant to the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme
17 June 2010, Montreal.Serbia deposited its letter of Notification of Association with the International Cospas-Sarsat Programme as a User State during a brief ceremony at the ICAO headquarters on 17...
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