Security notice to all mariners
seanseamour on May 07 2008 at 4:39 am | Filed under: The Tale of Two EPIRBS
On this anniversary of the loss of Sean Seamour II and the traumatic experience of clinging to a life raft in seventy foot seas with the belief that no help is on the way, I call on all mariners to read and consider appropriate measures to avoid our predicament.
Your EPIRB can be the only link left with the world, and as such, is a critical element of security for all mariners regardless of purpose. Ensuring their proper registration and operation is just as critical to avoid adding another entry to the long list of “lost at sea statistics”. Even then, do not take for granted third party assurance that you are fully operational, redundancy can be the best hedge against the odds. Had I not kept my old and obsolete EPIRB I would not be here to tell the tale of two EPIRBS aboard s/v Sean Seamour II.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
