inReach Plays Pivotal Role in Saving Novelist’s Life on Turbulent Seas

Shea Oliver:

One more reason to love my DeLorme InReach… This is such a cool story, not just that students on a Maine Maritime Academy training vessel got to do their very first rescue, but that the US U.S. Coast Guard reached out to him before he was in serious trouble. All because he was posting to Facebook from out at sea.

Originally posted on The DeLorme Weblog:

Through two-way communication 1,200 miles at sea, an acclaimed writer texts his way to safety

Michael Hurley departed South Carolina in his 30-foot sailboat for a 3,400-mile solo journey to Ireland. After just 1,200 miles, the experienced sailor found himself in a life-threatening situation as his sailboat started taking on water. Hurley brought a DeLorme inReach to communicate with his family and friends, and post to Facebook throughout the journey, but the device played a major role in coordinating a rescue when the conditions were too rough to continue.

Hurley’s journey began on May 25, 2015 when he left Charleston, South Carolina for Ireland. The goal for his daring adventure was to find inspiration for his upcoming novel “The Passage,” a story about a man who discovers a stowaway on his boat while sailing from Charleston to Ireland.

After two weeks of near-ideal weather, Hurley sailed northeast along his planned…

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