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		pampa on June 28, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Evi Nemeth, retired Boulder computer professor, mi... AIS is for traffic control mostly. What you are really looking for is an EPIRB http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distress_radiobeacon#EPIRBs_.28... It is standard equipment on an oceangoing boat.

gonzo on June 29, 2013 [–]

And they had one, albeit not the type that goes off if submerged.

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