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PRESS RELEASE: Engineered for Safety – Built for Life EXPOSURE Marine launches the new MOB Search Light at METS 2014 In that terrifying situation of a loved one going overboard, what would you want with you to ensure they could be instantly located? Exposure’s innovative, immensely powerful Man Overboard (MOB) strobe and search light, will ensure you can be found fast. This indispensible little light, designed to save lives at sea, does not even need to be switched on! When every second counts in a man overboard situation, its intelligent, motion activated technology means it can be simply thrown towards a person afloat. Once it hits the water a contact is created, and its highly visible, 1300 lumens strobe remains flashing until the water contact is broken. Exposure’s patented Man Over Board Technology (MOBT), ensures the search light cannot be activated accidentally, and that no time is wasted with mechanical switches in an emergency. Programmed to sense motion when the MOB is initially picked up, it triggers the positive and negative charge terminals to actively seek a connection for a period of 30 seconds. The strobe starts flashing, after 8 consecutive seconds in the water when the connection is confirmed. Once activated, the MOB light auto-checks the connection every 60 seconds. If the water connection has ceased, it will deactivate to save battery life. The MOB, which also doubles as a search light, is stored head down in a choice of lifejacket or wall mounted holster enabling the Quick Find Button to remain visible. The button also provides live battery feedback on the strobe’s remaining burntime, showing when it is time to recharge. A fully charged MOB light will remain active for 10 days. As well as the strobe, the MOB has a 1300 lumens, high power spot light to pinpoint an object and provide a periphery beam to illuminate the surrounding area. Totally buoyant, housed in a high visibility orange aluminium waterproof casing, it is IPX8 rated to 5m depth. Weighing just 116gms, the lightweight MOB fits comfortably in the palm of your hand, and offers high output modes for trimming or spotting, and also supplies hours of runtime on lower modes for general use. The Exposure MOB comes with two programme modes. The first offers a high, medium and low output brightness modes for varying situations and is activated by simply double clicking the Quick Find Button. Programme two is a single click option, for an instant rapid switch on/off, developed for professional sail trimmers to protect their eyes at night. The MOB lights will be on board Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing throughout the current 2014/15 Volvo Ocean Race, acting as both trimming light and Man Over Board strobe light. The crew have mounted the lights at various locations on the Volvo 65 Azzam, to enable quick grab access. Retailing at £170 the light is supplied with: Quick grab holster with Velcro and water resistant adhesive attachment Carriage holster with Velcro belt loop, security loop and water resistant adhesive attachment USB charging lead Quick Start Guide Reflective Dyneema wrist lanyard www.exposuremarine.com ENDS 26 September 2014 IMAGES: Please contact Liz Rushall for a selection of high res images Email [email protected] Mobile 07718 317601 Notes to editors: Features in brief: Feature 1300 Lumens MOB Technology (MOBT) Intrinsic buoyancy Optimised Mode Selection Momentary Mode on P.1, P.2 Strobe Mode Quick Grab Holsters 2 second output build Benefit High power spot light for pinpointing an object with a periphery light to clearly illuminate the surrounding area Patented technology which activates the light when thrown into open water to aid in rapid MOB recovery Ensure the light can be thrown and will float in the area of the man overboard Enables choice of appropriate programme and lighting modes, outputs and operation suitable for the role on board, such as trimming Instant output by pressing and holding the button for quick and easy high power output Activated by water connection. The Strobe mode can also be manually activated in an emergency situation, by pressing and holding the button for 3 seconds when turned ON in any mode. Holsters are design for simply attachment using strong waterproof adhesive strip or mounts to lifejackets. A two second stepped change gives your eyes a chance to adapt to a bright light. This reduces the Fuel level indicator effect of the light on people's eyes if the momentary switch is accidentally pressed Operation button flashes whilst the light remains active allowing it to be easily located. It also gives live battery feedback on battery levels and pulsates red for 12 hours after operation for rapid location of the light in darkness. For efficient battery management Integrated rechargeable battery 12V charger available as an accessory IPX8 Rated to 5 metres Long burn times and fuel indicator eliminate the need for external batteries For reliability in the toughest conditions Weight Length Diameter Run times (High / Medium / Low) 116 grams 135mm 40mm 1 / 5 / 20 Hours Quick find button About Exposure Marine: Designed for high performance, Exposure Marine combines the latest advantages of LED technology with powerful Lithium Ion rechargeable batteries, creating very lightweight, highly compact torches with unrivalled power, functionality and versatility for their size. This includes the ability to combine high power search light options (visible up to 3 nautical miles), with red beam, and a variety of safety features in a very small, light weight, buoyant casing. The product range was thoroughly tested in close association with Ian Walker and the crew of Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing during the last Volvo Ocean Race. And by the end of the race, all the crews had adopted Exposure’s marine lights. The lighting range, which has primarily been designed for offshore racing, has received extensive accolades from the yachting press, Mike Golding in the Vendee Globe, Ian Walker’s Abu Dhabi Volvo Ocean Race crew, and the Norwegian Sea Rescue Association (NSRA). Exposure Marine is the sister company to Exposure Lights, renown in the cycle market as the leading global brand of premium performance bike lights. UK based in Petworth, the products are entirely British made. Specifically for the marine market, Exposure use marine grade anodising on lightweight aluminium casing, rated at IPX8, to ensure durability against the elements whilst maintaining high strength. Combined with functional brackets and accessories the Exposure Marine range is a new generation of multi-utility rechargeable torches, making life afloat safer, easier and brighter. For further information contact: Liz Rushall, Rushall Marketing 01243 372547; Mobile 07718 317601; Email: [email protected] Tom Harrop, Exposure Marine 01798 344477 x109; Email: [email protected] www.exposuremarine.com Facebook: exposuremarine Twitter@exposuremarine