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Flares bring about rescue of boaters
Boaters in the waters off Mayport, Florida, US, used flares to help rescuers pinpoint their position. After their stranded boat capsized, the three boaters in…
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Parachuters use flares in nighttime medical mission
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen have used flares in a nighttime medical mission involving a fisherman with a serious head injury. The 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th…
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Red flares vital in 14-hour rescue of yacht
Red flares played a vital part in the 14-hour rescue of a yacht by the RNLI in Ireland – the station’s longest callout. Just before…
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Flares used in rescue of teens without lifejackets
Rescuers used flares to help pinpoint and save two teenagers, who were in the water without lifejackets after their boat engine failed. Their 23-foot boat…
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Crew of stranded yacht rescued after flare signal
Fishermen on a disabled boat were rescued by a good Samaritan yacht crew after firing a flare signal. The Chief Officer of the Utopia IV…
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Flare is prime reason for rescue of sunken yacht crew
Setting off a flare was a prime reason for three men being saved by a helicopter crew after their yacht sank in New Zealand. The…
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Wescom Group receives Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Gold Award
Wescom Group is proud to be one of 14 organisations in the East Midlands to receive the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Gold Award. The award…
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Lone fisherman rescued from water thanks to flare alerts
A lone fisherman was rescued in Cornwall after being in the water for an hour when his boat capsized, thanks to flare alerts. The flares…
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Smoke flares help locate overboard passenger
A passenger who fell from the 10th deck of a cruise ship into the sea off the Dominican Republic has been rescued with help from…
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Sailors’ Society launches full Wellness at Sea virtual conference for cadets
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society has launched full online Wellness at Sea Maritime Schools’ Conferences with a new virtual conference centre. Sailors’ Society, which is…
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