Hong Kong rescue workers deployed the WASP after a landslide sent shopping containers crashing down a cliff.
They feared victims may have been trapped after the containers fell onto a beach and into sea.
Hong Kong Fire Service rushed to the scene with specially trained rescue dogs and deployed the WASP, or Warning Alarm for Stability Protection.
They wanted to make sure the containers remained fixed as they conducted a full search of the area, and began work to recover the vessels.
WASP founder Matt Keogh explained: “It was unlikely that any people were involved in the incident but couldn’t be ruled and so the rescue teams turned to specially trained dogs.
“The dogs are trained to detect human scent but there was concern that the containers could be unstable and so the Hong Kong Fire Service used the WASPs to protect their dogs.
“The WASP can be used to monitor movement and / or vibration. It attaches directly to the shipping containers via magnetic and so it is quick and easy to attach and offers instantaneous protection.”
The Hong Kong Fire Service has been using the WASP for the past six months and have been so impressed with the variety of uses are now looking to add more units to their emergency response cache.
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