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#111957 - 11/08/07 04:45 PM Equipped to Survive… in a Pile of Trash?
JCWohlschlag Offline
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Registered: 11/26/06
Posts: 724
Loc: Sterling, Virginia, United Sta...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7082755.stm

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A ship's distress signal has been traced to a mountain of scrapped fridges and TVs in Belfast.

Lesson learned: A PLB really can save your life if you are buried in a pile of garbage!
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#112016 - 11/08/07 10:41 PM Re: Equipped to Survive… in a Pile of Trash? [Re: JCWohlschlag]
OldBaldGuy Offline
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Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 5695
Loc: Former AFB in CA, recouping fr...
Could have been a freeby for the worker who removed it from the ship...
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