A retired Coast Guard officer who was responsible for search and rescue operations said that if the women used the emergency beacon, they would have been found. "If the thing was operational and it was turned on, a signal should have been received very, very quickly that this vessel was ...
releasing hydraulic fluid from the tank when either the manual ball valve is opened or a signal is sent to open a solenoid valve; d. closing the ball valve; e. sensing a drop in pressure after the ball valve is closed; f. opening a counter-balance valve automatically after the sensed ...