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Sailors rescued 1,400 miles off Cape Cod in 45-knot winds with 25 to 30-foot seas |
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September 8, 2011 – According to news sources, the U.S. Coast Guard, reported that they, the Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax, a Canadian Forces CC-130 Hercules and two merchant vessels worked together to rescue four French sailors more than 1,400 miles east-northeast of Provincetown.
The 600-foot tanker Unique Sunshine, an Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) member, and the 250-foot oil rig tender Maersk Chancellor rescued the sailors after their boat, the 36-foot red-hulled sailboat Roule Ta Bille, capsized and the mast broke.
The sailboat was righted, but could not make its way into port.
JRCC Halifax personnel contacted the 1st Coast Guard District Command Center staff in Boston at 9:40 p.m., Wednesday, reporting the sailboat had capsized with four people aboard after they received notification from the sailboat captain’s father. The captain called his father in Quebec, Canada, via satellite phone to notify him of their situation and location.
At approximately 9:50 p.m., the District Command Center also received an alert from the boat’s 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, as well as notification from the SPOT GPS messenger response center. SPOT is a commercial emergency system that sends a vessel’s GPS location to the company’s emergency response center.
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Whitewater Kayaker's Experience with SPOT |
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 August 2, 2011 - The SPOT GPS Messenger first became important to me after a recent trip to Dinky Creek, CA. Dinky Creek is as deep as you can get in the high sierra wilderness. One access trail at the entrance and the only way out is by kayaking the two day adventure of class V whitewater.
We arrived first at the take-out for the river at Balch Camp. Balch Camp is nothing more than a parking lot deep in a canyon hours from your last bar of cell reception. We prepared our gear and went to bed early to feel fresh for our next days adventure. Early that next morning, we were awakened with Helicopters circling overhead and a few minutes later two Italian kayakers were driven down to our site.
The previous evening they had experienced a horrible accident on the river and one of their teammates and good friends died. It was horrific news that hit all of us deep. They had used a SPOT Messenger to send for help as they lost gear and could not continue out on their own.
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Stranded State Trooper Located After Alerting Authorities with SPOT from Remote Cascades |
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 On Sunday, May 15th 2011, the GEOS International Emergency Rescue Coordination Center (IERCC) received an SOS notification from a SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. The location coordinates provided were that of a remote avalanche-prone region in Washington State’s Northern Cascade mountain range. The registered owner of the SPOT Messenger is Dan Anderson, a former Marine, a retired Army Special Forces Soldier (Green Beret) war veteran and a Washington State Trooper.
The IERCC contacted the Washington State OEM (Office of Emergency Management) providing the location coordinates and Mr. Anderson’s registered profile information. An immediate search and rescue was dispatched.
Days earlier, the off-duty Mr. Anderson embarked on a planned crossing of the rugged Cascades. An experienced outdoorsman, he had decided to complete the crossing solo by snowshoe.
Anderson headed towards Holden Village near the north end of Lake Chelan. As he was setting up camp on Sunday night near a mountain glacier above 5,000' elevation, Anderson realized that he had lost his all-season tent during an earlier fall. A combination of heavy rain and snow left Anderson cold, wet and without proper shelter.
“Despite building a lean-to, I realized that I would be unable to keep my down sleeping bag dry and that in this environment, hypothermia was just a matter of time,” said Anderson. “I immediately made the decision to press the SOS button on my SPOT and tried the best I could to stay warm and sleep for the night.”
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Hikers found alive lost on the Quetrupillán Volcano |
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 April 23, 2011 - According to news sources, rescue patrols from the National Forestry Corporation found alive two hikers that had been missing in the mountainside of the Quetrupillán Volcano, in the La Araucanía Region.
According to officials from the organization, the Italian Analissa Lombardo and the Czech Citizen identified as Philip Kunge were found in the Huililco sector, in the Villarrica National Park, with the onset of hypothermia. As a result of this, they were transferred to the San Francisco Hospital of Pucón so that medical personnel could check their health conditions.
The visitors found themselves lost from Thursday night when the Italian activated her emergency satellite device, communicating with the Control Center in Texas, United States, from where they referred the information on to the Chilean Navy, who extended the information on to the National Emergency Office.
Subsequently, "Conaf" activated their rescue teams who found the foreign pair's whereabouts in the hours of this afternoon.
Both visitors entered the park this past April 18 with the goal of completing the Villarrica Traverse path, that has a duration of 5 days. Nevertheless, the low temperatures and adverse climate conditions made them get lost, deploying an emergency operation.
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Injured Remote Worker is Transported to Nearby Hospital |
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On Friday, February 18, 2011, the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) received a 911/SOS alert from a SPOT device in Nevada. IERCC personnel contacted local emergency services that responded to the location of the incident. Once on scene, emergency personnel worked to extricate one individual that had become trapped under heavy machinery. After being freed, the injured party was taken, via helicopter, to a nearby hospital. |
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SPOT Initiates Rescue of Injured Skier |
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February 6, 2011 - The GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) received a 911/SOS alert from a SPOT device. Local emergency services were contacted and informed of the activation. Emergency personnel responded to the coordinates finding an injured individual that had been involved in a snow skiing accident. The victim was airlifted to a nearby hospital with several broken ribs. |
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Snowmobilers Use SPOT to Notify for Help |
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February 5, 2011 at 1442 GMT the GEOS International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) received a 911/SOS alert from a SPOT device. The unit was activated by two individuals that had witnessed an accident while out on snowmobiles. IERCC personnel contacted local emergency services and informed them of the activation. Local emergency services stated that they had just received a report regarding the incident and had emergency personnel in route to the general area. The IERCC provided the latitude and longitude aiding emergency services in pinpointing the exact location of the incident. |
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Missing hiker found on Mount Charleston |
A hiker and his dog are safe after being stranded in the snow and cold overnight
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Helicopter transports pair from B.C. mountain |
Two climbers stranded in a southeastern B.C. national park are safe after a daring helicopter rescue that was the highest ever attempted in the area.
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U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after emergency landing |
Two people rescued after their plane reportedly ran out of gas and suffered a hard landing on an uninhabited island.
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Student rescued after fall in Rocky Mountain National Park |
A University of Colorado student was successfully rescued after falling 200 feet.
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Injured Pilot Rescued in Alaska |
Air National Guard rescues injured piolot after crash near Gulkana
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Coast Guard rescues pair from overturned boat |
The Coast Guard pulled two men from the waters 30 miles off Eggmont key after their catamaran overturned Saturday afternoon.
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A man who experienced a "severe medical emergency" was rescued Tuesday from the Weminuche Wilderness, about 16 miles north of Vallecito Reservoir...
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GPS saves Northwest Territories hunters |
"A GPS device is to thank for saving the lives of a group of hunters"
March, 2010
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Rescue a First Locally for Emergency Locator Device |
Successful helicopter rescue of a man stuck in the Piute Mountains
March, 2010
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New communication tools aid wilderness rescue
February, 2010
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