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Two men in water spotted thanks to flares
After their boat capsized in Georgia, USA, two men were saved thanks to firing flares. The pair were spotted by a Coast Guard Air Station…
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Flare helps rescue California fishermen from blazing boat
Rescuers used a flare to help rescue seven commercial fishermen whose boat caught fire off the California coast. The rescue of the crew of the…
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Check your flares expiry date, says RNLI
Make sure you regularly review the expiry date on each of your marine flares, the RNLI advises. During man overboard training conducted by Clwb Rhwyfo…
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Sailors’ Society distributes 5,000 Covid care kits in India
Maritime welfare charity Sailors’ Society, which is supported by Wescom Group, has handed out 5,000 Covid care kits in India. The project was set up…
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Illuminating flares used in rescue of six
Illuminating flares have been used in a nighttime rescue of six mariners in a boat that ran aground off Maui, Hawaii. They were used by…
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National Guardsman locates disabled boat thanks to flare
An off-duty National Guardsman responded to a distress call in Guam and located a drifting boat thanks to a flare. One day in October, Sgt.…
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RIB rescued after flare fired
RNLI crew from Shoreham came to the rescue of two people on a broken Rigid Inflatable Boat during a busy September weekend with four call…
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Flare helps rescuers find disabled schooner
A flare helped search and rescue personnel locate a disabled schooner near Holy Island, North East England. UK Coastguard received a Mayday call from two…
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White flare used in rescue of person in the water
The RNLI used a white rocket flare to help find a person in the water in Sunderland, one night in September. RNLI Sunderland Lifeboat Station…
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Shetland flares amnesty attracts 700 items
More than 700 expired marine pyrotechnics were handed into Orkney and Shetland Coastguard in the UK during a September Flares Amnesty Day. A total of…
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