A jet ski covers more water in ten minutes than a swimmer does in an hour, so the beach where they last saw you stops meaning much, fast. VesselSOS keeps your live position, course and battery in a browser ashore, and puts a one-tap 112 call, with your position ready to read, on one screen.
Most jet ski apps are about charts and speed limits, not about calling for help. When someone is in the water, you need the call to go out fast with a position that means something. In Maltese waters VesselSOS dials 112 and shows your coordinates in words; ride on holiday elsewhere in Europe and it picks the responsible rescue centre by your position, not your SIM card.
Start tracking at the slipway, put the phone away and ride. The person ashore watches your position and course live and sees your battery level, so a quiet phone never has to mean the worst. Nothing to install and no account on their side.
An empty tank a mile out, with nobody in danger, isn’t a 112 call yet: answer “no” and the line stays free. The app doesn’t list a marine assistance service in Malta, so know who you’ll call before you launch. If it could become dangerous, call 112 early. When to call which is in Mayday or a tow?
VesselSOS is not an anti-theft tracker and it does not promise rescue. It is a quick way to be seen from shore and to call the right number.
Yes. The phone stays zipped in your buoyancy aid or a pouch; tracking runs by itself and needs no attention while you ride.
Anywhere on Europe’s seas, yes: the responsible rescue centre is chosen by your position, from Malta to the Baltic. Further afield, call 112 or the local emergency number. On a hired ski, set the craft type to jet ski in your profile.
Nothing. The link opens in any browser, with no app and no account.