radio beacon

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Coast Guard teams were notified of the vessel, the FV Ethel May, sinking by an emergency position-indicating radio beacon that began broadcasting a signal as it went down around 7:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

“We also want to highlight the importance of proper safety equipment … Having an emergency position indicating radio beacon, or ‘EPIRB,’ allows mariners to immediately make contact with first responders in an emergency,” he said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 14, 2022

A brief radio beacon can be very bright, and the briefer it is, the less it costs.

From Slate • Dec. 9, 2015

The sailboat’s position had been relayed to authorities by an emergency radio beacon.

From Scientific American • Apr. 5, 2012

“I was considering the wisdom of trying to ask aid from your world, as mine seems unhelpful. There’s a radio beacon in Turuf.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin