An emergency position-indicating radiobeacon (EPIRB) is a type of emergency locator beacon for commercial and recreational boats, a portable, battery-powered radio transmitter used in emergencies to locate boaters in distress and in need of immediate rescue.

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I feel like this with my one member (me) magazine : https://kbin.social/m/AntKeeping

There’s also Goiania in 1987 in Brazil (INES 5) and an INES4 in India.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goiânia_accident

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayapuri#2010_Mayapuri_radiological_accident

A full report can be found on the web concerning goiania : https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub815_web.pdf

I'm stunned by the huge number of people still using the app but... ironically upvoting subs going dark