MOB Guardian aids four fishermen, onboard the fishing vessel the Aeolus, 50 miles offshore, without engine power or radio contact. At the time wave height was reported to be 3m with winds of 26knots (30mph) gusting. Using MOB Guardian, the skipper contacted the search and rescue authorities that were able to pinpoint the location of the vessel by using information provided by the system. (more…)
PERTH, Australia — Bhagwan Marine is rolling out the Mobilarm Crewsafe wireless safety system across its fleet of oil and gas marine vessels following successful installations in November.
Crewsafe is a crew monitoring and reporting system that immediately detects emergency events such as man overboard, providing a GPS waypoint, range, and bearing. (more…)
FISHING remains a risky occupation despite improved safety aids, according to the latest RNLI statistics.
The lifeboat institution said 150 fishermen had died in the past 10 years while working in UK waters and last year Scottish lifeboats were called out to 129 incidents involving fishing vessels. (more…)
Fisherman Malcolm Gosman from Ramsgate, UK, is the latest to equip his fishing vessel with the RNLI’s innovative man overboard safety system, MOB Guardian. And he’s the first to do so at the time of fit out, meaning he’ll benefit right from the Sarah Ray’s first launch. (more…)
AST, (Applied Satellite Technology Ltd) the installation and airtime provider partner for the new RNLI MOB Guardian, has been used to equip 18 fishing vessels in Jersey.
MOB guardian has been developed by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to reduce the risk of fishermen in the UK and Irish waters dying every year. (more…)