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A comment on Evi Nemeth, retired Boulder computer professor, missing at sea near New Zealand. Parent comment

Re:Evi Nemeth, retired Boulder computer professor, missing a... by pampa on Friday June 28, 2013 @05:07PM (#5960345)
AIS is for traffic control mostly. What you are really looking for is an EPIRB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_radiobeacon#EPIRBs_.28...

It is standard equipment on an oceangoing boat.

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Re:Evi Nemeth, retired Boulder computer professor, missing a... by gonzo on Saturday June 29, 2013 @05:01AM (#5961821)
And they had one, albeit not the type that goes off if submerged.
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