Air and sea rescue via satellite systems: Even experimental systems have helped survivors of air and sea accidents. Two different approaches are discussed

Passengers and crews members of sinking ships or crashed airplanes will stand a better chance of rescue anywhere in the world with a new system of emergency alert via satellite. The system will serve private and corporate fliers as well as airline crews; pleasure boaters and small-scale commercial fisherman as well as merchant shippers. Whether a plane has gone down in a remote mountain range or a ship is floundering in the subarctic Atlantic, satellites will detect distress signals and alert rescue teams.