This April 6th, leading UK safety specialists Ocean Signal and Ocean Safety are joining forces for the 11th 406Day campaign to raise awareness about life-saving 406 MHz beacon technology. The annual 406Day message promotes the importance of 406 MHz EPIRBs (Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon), PLBs (Personal Locator Beacon) and ELTs (Emergency Locator Transmitter), highlighting their […]
Ocean Signal has been selected as a finalist in the Innovation category for the fourth annual Maritime UK Awards. The communication and safety at sea specialist, based in Margate, is one of three companies in contention for the honour, with the winners of all 14 categories set to be announced at an awards evening at […]
Ocean Signal’s new Category I and II AIS EPIRBs are approved in the U.S. and will be introduced to U.S. boaters for the first time at this year’s Miami International Boat Show. These new Category I and II AIS EPIRBs are shipping and now available. Combining the power of the latest safety technologies, the next […]
February 1st, 2023 – Speaking out to urge all sailors to carry an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB), Dutch captain Menno Schröder recounts the rescue of X-Yacht 4.9 Brainstorm during last year’s ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers). A year later as the 2023 ARC January participants complete the course, the experienced sailor says the […]
Ocean Signal has won the Overall DAME Design Award 2022 for its rescueME PLB3 AIS Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). Jury Chair Andre Hoek presented the world-renowned award to the Ocean Signal team at the METSTRADE Breakfast Briefing following judgment by an international panel of leading design and user experts. Described as “the standout product in […]
Combining multiple levels of integrated signal technology within a personal locator beacon for the first time, the newly Cospas-Sarsat and RED approved Ocean Signal rescueME PLB3 offers boaters the most powerful safety solution for rapid rescue in a Man Overboard (MOB) emergency. The next generation PLB3 unites two different key systems to provide a survivor […]
In a long-awaited development for the marine industry, Ocean Signal is announcing Cospas-Sarsat approval for the world’s most advanced EPIRBs – next-generation devices combining the power of the latest safety technologies. The Ocean Signal rescueME EPIRB3 and SafeSea EPIRB3 Pro beacons feature integrated AIS (Automatic Identification System), NFC (Near Field Communication) technology for use with […]
Margate, UK on September 5th 2022 – Communication and safety at sea specialist Ocean Signal is launching its latest and most technologically advanced safety beacons to the market at this year’s SMM in Hamburg. The new rescueME EPIRB3 and SafeSea EPIRB3 Pro are the world’s most advanced EPIRBs. They offer full regulatory compliance for vessels […]
A crew member of the Dutch lifeboat service is encouraging others to carry a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) after activating his device when on the other side of an emergency alert while kite surfing off the coast in South Holland. As a volunteer with the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij K.N.R.M. (Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution), […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL on May 24th 2022 – Safety specialists ACR Electronics and Ocean Signal have announced the development of next generation EPIRBs which meet upcoming standards and incorporate more features to significantly enhance the chance of rescue in an emergency. Introducing integrated AIS (Automatic Identification System) within their EPIRBs for the first time in […]