Survivor stories

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Find out how ACR enables life-saving rescues across the world.

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Maui Surfski Capsizes in the Maliko Run

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Jack Breen

My surfski capsized about 7.5 miles into a downwind Maliko Run...

Boating

Dead Engines in Bahamian Waters

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Atilla

"We launched multiple red aerial flares and continued to call on VHF with no answer."

Boating

MSC Sheila Rescue on the Coast of Rhodes, Greece

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Chris Pearsall

Fishing

Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Dennis Amo

"We had a cooler full of fish, when my buddy noticed the boat was taking on water."

Hiking

Flooded Arahura Valley Hiking Emergency

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Lein Blaas

"A chopper was dispatched immediately but was unable to land due to low cloud cover. We settled in for a long and difficult night but were comforted by the strobe light on our ACR..."

Hiking

Granite Lake, Trinity County, CA, USA

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Sarah

Hiking

43.4391422,-99.1601324

Posted on July 23, 2021 by David Odt

Devon, UK

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Matt Windsor

Cook Strait

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Aaron
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