Electronic distress flare proves crucial in directing emergency services to exact location of casualty in challenging Force 5 conditions The volunteer RNLI crew on Loch Ness has highlighted the value of including an LED flare in any boat or personal watersports safety kit after they were successfully guided to an endurance paddleboarder stranded without his […]
Two lucky winners left Southampton Boat Show better equipped to stay safe at sea with new Ocean Signal devices after success in the RNLI’s ‘Crack the Code Safe’ giveaway. Communication and safety at sea specialist Ocean Signal supported the RNLI at this year’s show with the donation of two of its life-saving products – the […]
Compact, easy-to-use devices such as the rescueME MOB1 provide the best chance of rescue in a man overboard emergency TheYachtMarket.com Southampton Boat Show, 14th to 23rd Septembe See Ocean Signal at Marine Super Store Stand: F006; Cactus Stand: J417 and Force 4 Chandlery Stands: B017/J227 As sailors prepare for the 2019 season, safety at sea […]
SMM 2018, 4th to 7th September, Hall B1.OG Stand 510 Ocean Signal is highlighting the ATA100 Class A and ATB1 Class B AIS transponders when it joins forces will fellow exhibitor ACR Electronics to offer a comprehensive line-up of safety equipment on Stand 510 at this year’s SMM in Hamburg. Offering fully compliant solutions to […]
Experienced marine electronics specialist Steve Moore joins safety equipment leaders with focus on new product launches and development of established range Leader in safety and communication at sea Ocean Signal has strengthened its expanding sales and product team with the appointment of Steve Moore as its new Product Manager. Moore brings more than 25 years […]
ACR Electronics, Inc. and Ocean Signal are highlighting to commercial owners and operators how the life-saving capabilities of its distress beacons, including their Category 1 automatically-deployed, float-free EPIRBs, are significantly enhanced due to Cospas-Sarsat’s next-generation Medium-Earth Orbit Search and Rescue (MEOSAR) system. The update in technology means that the importance of including an EPIRB for […]
Seawork International, 3rd to 5th July, Southampton, Stand PY67 For the first time at Seawork International, Ocean Signal is introducing the ATA100 Class A and ATB1 Class B AIS transponders as fully compliant solutions to increase visibility, aid collision-avoidance and enhance navigational safety for a range of commercial workboats, support vessels and fishing boats. The […]
4thJune 2018 (4/06/2018) = 406Day Beacon Awareness Day #406Day18 As the weather and the boating season warm up, marine safety specialists, industry leaders, charities and ambassadors are joining forces to highlight important safety advice by celebrating 406Day on Monday, 4thJune. Beacon manufacturers Ocean Signal and ACR Electronics, supported by partners including the RNLI, Ocean Safety, […]
An adventure canoeist who was sponsored by Ocean Signal for an epic 2000-mile journey across Alaska has launched a new book about the mission. Writer Adam Weymouth paddled the treacherous Yukon river from Eagle to Emmonak in 2016 to investigate how the decline in King Salmon numbers is impacting the ecosystem, the fishing industry and […]
Two young women have set out on an epic adventure to become the first to tandem kayak across Europe from London to the Black Sea. Kate Culverwell (19) and Anna Blackwell (24) are aided on their 4,000km expedition by safety equipment from marine specialists Ocean Signal and WesCom Signal and Rescue as they take on […]