Comments on: EPIRBs Failure – The Investigation Continues http://gcaptain.com/epirbs-failure-the-investigation-continues/?1615 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:08:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://gcaptain.com/epirbs-failure-the-investigation-continues/?1615#comment-11646 John Fri, 23 May 2008 21:07:55 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1615#comment-11646 Ben, I can't speak for Robin by that's excatly my issue... we have no evidence or data on EPIRB failures since few are alive to tell the story. Untill the USCG starts performing autopsy's on failed units AND starts randomly testing these things (in the field) we will not know the true stats. Ben,

I can’t speak for Robin by that’s excatly my issue… we have no evidence or data on EPIRB failures since few are alive to tell the story. Untill the USCG starts performing autopsy’s on failed units AND starts randomly testing these things (in the field) we will not know the true stats.

]]> By: Ben Ellison http://gcaptain.com/epirbs-failure-the-investigation-continues/?1615#comment-11644 Ben Ellison Fri, 23 May 2008 19:28:53 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1615#comment-11644 Sorry, Robin, I'm going to play the role of curmudgeon on this issue. I went through your report pretty carefully and can't find much real evidence of EPIRB failures attributable to the equipment or SARSAT system. I made my case over at Panbo.com. Sorry, Robin, I’m going to play the role of curmudgeon on this issue. I went through your report pretty carefully and can’t find much real evidence of EPIRB failures attributable to the equipment or SARSAT system. I made my case over at Panbo.com.

]]> By: John http://gcaptain.com/epirbs-failure-the-investigation-continues/?1615#comment-13874 John Fri, 23 May 2008 19:07:55 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1615#comment-13874 Ben,<br><br>I can't speak for Robin by that's excatly my issue... we have no evidence or data on EPIRB failures since few are alive to tell the story. Untill the USCG starts performing autopsy's on failed units AND starts randomly testing these things (in the field) we will not know the true stats. Ben,

I can’t speak for Robin by that’s excatly my issue… we have no evidence or data on EPIRB failures since few are alive to tell the story. Untill the USCG starts performing autopsy’s on failed units AND starts randomly testing these things (in the field) we will not know the true stats.

]]> By: Ben Ellison http://gcaptain.com/epirbs-failure-the-investigation-continues/?1615#comment-13873 Ben Ellison Fri, 23 May 2008 17:28:53 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=1615#comment-13873 Sorry, Robin, I'm going to play the role of curmudgeon on this issue. I went through your report pretty carefully and can't find much real evidence of EPIRB failures attributable to the equipment or SARSAT system. I made my case over at <a href="http://Panbo.com">Panbo.com</a>. Sorry, Robin, I’m going to play the role of curmudgeon on this issue. I went through your report pretty carefully and can’t find much real evidence of EPIRB failures attributable to the equipment or SARSAT system. I made my case over at Panbo.com.

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