[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Public Information Statement : PHI@ 5/20/2012 4:49:50 AM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
450 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012

...NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK CONTINUES THROUGH MAY 25...

THIS IS THE SECOND IN THE 7 DAY SERIES OF PUBLIC INFORMATION 
STATEMENTS HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL SAFE BOATING WEEK.

DISTRESS RADIO BEACONS,  ALSO KNOWN AS EMERGENCY BEACONS, OR 
EPIRBS,  ARE TRACKING TRANSMITTERS THAT AID IN THE DETECTION AND 
LOCATION OF BOATS, AIRCRAFT AND PEOPLE IN DISTRESS.

THESE BEACONS ARE RADIO BEACONS THAT INTERFACE WITH THE WORLDWIDE 
SERVICE, COSPAS-SARSAT, THE INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEM FOR 
SEARCH AND RESCUE.  WHEN MANUALLY ACTIVATED, OR AUTOMATICALLY 
ACTIVATED UPON IMMERSION, THESE BEACONS SEND A DISTRESS SIGNAL. THE 
SIGNALS ARE MONITORED WORLDWIDE AND THE LOCATION OF THE DISTRESS IS 
DETECTED BY NON-GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY BEACONS, PLEASE GO TO THE SARSAT 
WEBSITE:

HTTP:///WWW.SARSAT.NOAA.GOV

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DRAG