EPIRBs are classified by whether they will deploy automatically (Category I) or if you have to “pull the pin” (Category II.) A PPIRB is a personal EPIRB. You wear it on your person. Many also have a ...

EPIRB. It sounds like some sort of terrible gastrointestinal disease. But it’s not. Actually it’s a way to save your life. Many of us have heard of satellite systems hailing the U.S. Coast Guard when ...