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After kayaking more than 2,000km, Daniel Salbu tested the SafeTrx Active watch and the Norwegian rescue vessel RS Hans Herman Horn was able to track his position and check if he was ok. Mission accomplished! Pls help Daniel to raise money for Redningsselskapet,the Norwegian Sea Rescue Society. You can track Daniel live at https://www.dsalbu.no/tracker and folks in Norway can purchase the watch on the Redningsselskapet online store https://nettbutikk.rs.no/produkt/safetrx-active/

8 West were honoured to host the Irish Trade and Innovation delegation lead by Minister of State Robert Troy, and senior staff of Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) Anneke Salden and Sander Kuipers in Scheveningen, The Netherlands. We discussed the role of technical innovation in Search and Rescue operations and demonstrated the SafeTrx Active watch. ‘We are in the business of saving lives!’

Fantastic to see this successful rescue of a windsurfer who got into difficulty off the coast of Hove, England. Shoreham RNLI Lifeboat Station and HM Coastguard Shoreham were tasked to the incident and quickly arrived on scene after the windsurfer had used the Royal Yachting Association SafeTrx mobile app to call for help which automatically shared regular GPS updates with rescue services. SafeTrx is directly connected to search and rescue organisations, minimising the time you’re left in the water and enabling your local search and rescue services to get help to you faster than ever.

The SafeTrx Active watch was recently tested by Discovery Channel‘s show ‘How do they do it?’ Dutch TV host Joep van Deudekom was thrown in the cold water near the shore of Texel island. The combination of innovative IOT technology and the persistent effort of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM) rescue crew worked seamlessly and got him safe on land. Mission accomplished! The SafeTrx Active watch will feature on the popular TV show this Autumn.

SafeTrx Active featured in an impressive report from the Dutch TV show EenVandaag and highlighted SafeTrx’ innovative partnership with Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM). All in our effort to bring more safety to the surf and kite community. Check out the report here: https://www.facebook.com/SafeTrx/videos/1049006905822379   

We are delighted to announce that the Australian Outriggers Canoe Racing Association (AOCRA) has chosen SafeTrx Flotilla to safely track participants at their national and international events. With over 4,000 members, AOCRA is the national governing body for the sport of outrigging canoe paddling in Australia and is responsible for the governance, management and administration of the sport at a national level. An increasingly popular water sport, outrigger canoe paddling has its origins in the coastal culture of the Pacific rim region. AOCRA oversees and organises racing throughout Australia, working with individual state zones to run events throughout the country. Following a successful trial of the SafeTrx Flotilla software at the iconic Sydney Harbour Challenge in February, the AOCRA committee chose to adopt the event tracking …

Accurate and continuous position information is critical for Search & Rescue responders. SafeTrx continually monitors the casualty’s location from first alert to recovery, providing reassuring protection when and where it’s needed the most. Official reports from our Search & Rescue partners in 11 countries show that in 2021, SafeTrx was involved in over 960 search and rescue missions in locations across the globe, from Europe to Australia. The Netherlands alone saw a significant 68% increase in the number of SafeTrx missions on the previous year. This includes the world’s first rescue of a wing surfer who was wearing our SafeTrx Active wearable device. He was able to send an alert while surviving in the cold North Sea and was saved by members of surf club Jumpteam …