EPIRB

English Pronunciation en Noun en communication nautical en emergency position indicating radio beacon. en 21 October 2025 ‘I knew in my head we were dying’: the last voyage of the Scandies Rose Rose George https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/21/i-knew-in-my-head-we-were-dying-the-last-voyage-of-the-scandies-rose w:The Guardian The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket. It was only in 1988 that it became mandatory for US boats to carry safety equipment such as life rafts and an EPIRB, a locator beacon that should detach on sinking then float. https://web.archive.org/web/20251103090618/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oct/21/i-knew-in-my-head-we-were-dying-the-last-voyage-of-the-scandies-rose Related terms en ELT en PLB See also en E911