Canonical: https://molo17.com/blog/case-study-safety-and-rescue-for-barcolana-sailors/ Markdown mirror: https://molo17.com/blog/case-study-safety-and-rescue-for-barcolana-sailors/index.md Title: Case Study: Safety and Rescue for Barcolana sailors - MOLO17 Description: MOLO17 Inc announces expansion to USA and Asian markets, with a new office in Cupertino, California. [← All articles](/blog/) Article # Case Study: Safety and Rescue for Barcolana sailors 29 Nov 2022 [News](/blog/?category=news) 1 min read YouSeaMe, is the suitably-named app developed by MOLO17 for the Italian Coast Guard with sailors in mind to help rescue people in open seas if challenges arose. When the \[…\]  ## YouSeaMe, is the suitably-named app developed by MOLO17 for the Italian Coast Guard with sailors in mind to help rescue people in open seas if challenges arose**.** When the MOLO17 team was approached by Insiel S.p.A. and the Italian Coast Guard to build a location tracking and rescue application for Barcolana, the world-renowned regatta in the Gulf of Trieste, we turned to Couchbase’s fully managed backend designed for mobile, IoT, and edge applications – Capella App Services on AWS. The two main goals of the project were to: - Enable a sailor to send distress messages to the organization overseeing the regatta  - Provide visibility of a sailor’s exact location so help could be delivered quickly and efficiently in an emergency situation **CHALLENGES** - Relaying coordinates and location information to the coast guard via radio resulted in a higher likelihood for inaccuracies and miscommunication - Took time, possibly hours, to find sailors in the open sea, since there are over a thousand boats that look similar - Lack of internet connectivity while boats are on the water delays communication and assistance MOLO17’s ability to deploy mission-critical capabilities offline through Couchbase Capella App Services made them the perfect fit for the project. **OUTCOMES** 200 app downloads, 10 boats rescued in minutes vs hours - Precise, one-tap location information from sailors leading to safer events and faster emergency response times - Streamlined information flow, offline availability, and near real-time synchronization even while the app is in the background - Happier, safer sailing teams ## Want to learn more about this case? Couchbase has developed an in-depth case study that you can [download](\"https://info.couchbase.com/rs/302-GJY-034/images/MOLO17-Case-Study.pdf\"). ## Interested in submitting your project to us? ### [Contact Sales](\"https://molo17.com/en/lets-talk-en/\") [← Older article General availability of MongoDB to Couchbase replication for Gluesync](/blog/mongodb-to-couchbase-replication/) [Newer article → General availability of HBase to Aerospike migration capability for Gluesync](/blog/hbase-to-aerospike-migration-offloading-in-real-time-with-gluesync/) ## Keep reading 1. [News Atlantic Crossing with MOLO17 & Couchbase Following the success of MOLO17\\’s Safety and Rescue App, developed in conjunction with Insiel S.p.A. for the Barcolana regatta in Trieste, MOLO17 and Couchbase have again partnered to use \[…\] 16 Jan 2023](/blog/atlantic-crossing-with-molo17-couchbase/) 2. [News MOLO17 expands in the USA with its NORAM office in Cupertino, CA MOLO17 has officially landed in the USA with the opening of its subsidiary corporation in Cupertino, CA, USA Award-winning maker of Gluesync, MOLO17, proudly announces the launch of its \[…\] 30 Nov 2022](/blog/molo17-expands-in-the-usa-with-evp-giacomo-lorenzin/) 3. [News MOLO17 IN VEGAS @ re:Invent 2022 con Aerospike e Couchbase Un’altra eccezionale occasione per conoscere la soluzione MOLO17 per la tua replicazione di dati verso il mondo NoSQL. MOLO17, ISV tecnologica specializzata nell’ambito dei database NoSQL, è stata invitata \[…\] 28 Nov 2022](/blog/molo17-in-vegas-reinvent-2022-con-aerospike-e-couchbase/) [Back to all articles](/blog/) [More in News →](/blog/?category=news)