http://gcaptain.disqus.com/A blog about ships!enTue, 06 May 2008 12:39:09 -0000http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-1350605Seems to me that automatically launching flares might not always be the brightest idea. What if you were on a product tanker that broke in half and has left a slick of jet fuel over the water? I guess there's some situations where flares might not go over so hot (or maybe it would depending on how you look at it).CMA_deckyTue, 06 May 2008 12:39:09 -0000http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-1350604This could be one of those bright ideas that turns out not quite so bright. That type of switch is hard to make watertight and projecting like that is not good design for vessel mounting. May not quite be the AIDD we are looking for. I agree with Fred Fry's comment but I particularly like Pachino's!!CAPT. D. Peter Boucher MN (RetTue, 06 May 2008 04:21:13 -0000http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-1350602"on the next episode of Deadliest Catch deckhand Mike gets drunk at Tony's Bar and returns to show Captain Sig Hansen just where he thinks the AIDD should be mounted"AlbertPachinoSat, 15 Sep 2007 10:29:31 -0000http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/aidd-the-dumb-epirb/#comment-1350603Interesting item.<br><br>If they really want to do this, then it should fire SOLAS approved flares.<br><br>I think you are better off getting a waterproof VHF radio and personal strobe first.Fred FrySat, 15 Sep 2007 09:29:20 -0000