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Blake cut off his electronic locater bracelet, telling reporters he was broke in the colorful jargon once made him a valued guest on TV talk shows.

The Coast Guard also should require that everyone employed on vessels in “coastal, Great Lakes, and ocean service” have personal locater beacon devices.

The company has increased spending by 20 percent this year, adding models that boast GPS locaters, LED lights and anti-lock brakes.

Aside from campground locaters, this app digs a bit deeper to offer repair and educational resources, including expert advice from its Togo University.

The click made by a sperm whale's echo locater can be akin to a jet engine, but in shallow waters the boom bounces back at them, "essentially deafening and confusing them", Dr Kitching said.