02/22/2008

A Kannad GPS PLB saves life in the Caribbean

62 year old Maurice Kirk, pilot of a small J3 Piper Cub World War II plane, activated his Kannad XS-2 GPS PLB when his plane went down 80 miles north West of Puerto Plata.

Mr Kirk performed a controlled landing in the sea and his emergency beacon was picked up by coastguards in Miami and New Zealand, where the beacon is registered.

Rescuers stated that the Kannad GPS Personal Locator Beacon may have been instrumental in saving the life of Mr Kirk.

For more details

Mr Kirk's radio interview:

http://www.radionz.co.nz/search?mode=results&queries_all_query=maurice+kirk

Also a Kannad 406 Manual beacon was activated to rescue 10 skippers. The yacht was taking part in the Jules Verne Round the World Yacht Race when it overturned off the coast of New Zealand.

The sea rescue has been described as text book by New Zealand Search and Rescue authorities.

For more information:

http://www.tv3.co.nz/VideoBrowseAll/NationalVideo/tabid/309/articleID/46551/cat/41/Default.aspx#video?nid=41931

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