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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]
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