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RYA SafeTrx To Be Discontinued and Closed Down

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2025 2:00 pm
by BlowingOldBoots
Just got a message from the RYA via their FB App that SafeTrx will close down on the 31 December 2025. Apparently in consultation with HM Coastguard, new technology means that the App is no longer worth it.

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RYA SafeTrx is closing. The vessel tracking, safety and communications platform will be discontinued at the end of this month, from 31 December.
Although we are sorry to see RYA Safetrx come to an end, the decision to close has been made by the RYA in discussion with HM Coastguard, due to advances in technology since the app was created.
We are working together with HM Coastguard to ensure that the data originally provided to RYA SafeTrx will be transferred to a secure database within HM Coastguard. Users that do not want their data to be transferred to HM Coastguard are asked to delete their account prior to the app closing on 31 December 2025.
HM Coastguard’s search and rescue services remain fully operational, alongside all other safety measures, equipment and resources.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/safe ... 0resources.

Re: RYA SafeTrx To Be Discontinued and Closed Down

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2025 5:13 pm
by Sandy
Are they going back to the old form?

Re: RYA SafeTrx To Be Discontinued and Closed Down

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2025 6:34 pm
by BlowingOldBoots
No idea, but I doubt that CG66 will be revived as it had become technologically redundant, which was why SafeTrx was introduced. I carry both and EPIRB and PLB, both registered with the MCA and 3 x contacts recorded, along with my vessel details such as hull colour, sail number and such like. These are far more effective than SafeTrx could ever be.

Both the MCA and RYA press releases don't really say what will be a replacement, if any.