VHF for urgencies/emergencies?

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.. has a fifty watt VHF radio in it
I remember the screaming linear boosters back in the 1970's.......That's friggin Cool !!
 
That said, you get lost at sea after a dive. What are you going to be able to tell rescue services about your position? That you see lots of water?

Fwiw, there are Baofeng models with GPS receivers.
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/swift/

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