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xkcd #3169: EPIRBs
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Title text:
'Oh no, the box is drifting out into the harbor!' 'Yeah, I wouldn't worry about losing it.'
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3169/
When I worked for a scrap metal recycler someone dumped a load of electronics and didn't tell us there were EPIRBs in the mix. We found out when the cost guard, police, fire and ambulance turned up.
Wait wtf were they doing dumping them in the ocean
Nautical crackheads will strip beacons right off the waves. In broad daylight.