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The Oban Lifeboat, the Mora Edith Macdonald, was called out at twenty past midnight on the 9th August) in response to an EPIRB.
The EPIRB was traced to an unattended 45’ ketch on a mooring at Oban Marina. The crew, accompanied by a police officer, cut the padlock to gain access to the vessel and found the offending beacon in a locker in the forward cabin. It proved impossible to switch off the device due to a faulty switch and the crew were forced to dismantle the unit in order to disconnect the battery.
Oban lifeboat called out to faulty EPIRB
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Re: Oban lifeboat called out to faulty EPIRB
Any information on make / model?Nick wrote:.
It proved impossible to switch off the device due to a faulty switch and the crew were forced to dismantle the unit in order to disconnect the battery.
