A group of fishermen adrift in the remote Western Pacific made their recent rescue significantly easier because they carried a personal locator beacon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard search ...

Personal locater beacons, a potential lifesaving technology, became available Tuesday to millions of Americans. The beacon system became operational in the 48 contiguous states, allowing lost hikers, ...

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Colorado search-and-rescue officials have been chasing satellite SOS signals around the state, sometimes tracking them to thrift stores, landfills and other bizarre locations. Personal locator beacons ...