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Bougainville Island girl’s rescue prompts police to urge flares use
Police in the autonomous region of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, called for boaters to include flares among their marine safety equipment after a girl…
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Disabled cruiser towed after firing orange flare
A disabled motor cruiser in Scotland was towed to safety by the RNLI after an orange smoke flare was fired. The UK Coastguard asked Largs…
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Flares aid NY fishermen rescue
Three fishermen have been rescued from their sinking boat in New York by Coast Guards with the help of flares. One evening late in June,…
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Flares equipped on new Union Hall RNLI lifeboat
A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat equipped with flares has officially begun service at Union Hall RNLI, in Ireland. It replaces the last Atlantic…
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Anglers use flares after shark sinks RIB
Three New Zealand anglers, whose Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) was attacked by a shark, have been rescued after setting off flares. The trio was fishing…
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Wescom’s new Marine Sales Director is ‘coming home’
Jonathan Hirsh, Wescom Signal and Rescue’s new Marine Sales Director, feels he is “coming home”. He started his career at BT Research developing software for…
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Hawaii-bound kayaker adventurer rescued with help from hand flare
A world-record adventurer has been rescued during a solo kayaker challenge from California to Hawaii after signalling with a hand flare. Cyril Derreumaux had spent…
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Good Samaritan rescue following flare alert
Coast Guards and good Samaritans combined to carry out two rescues in the Gulf of Mexico, in Florida – one of which involved flares. Coast…
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Flare guides Coastguard helicopter in Scottish mountain rescue
A climber hit by a falling rock on a Scottish mountain was airlifted by a Coastguard helicopter guided by flares. Braemar and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue…
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Flare helps destroyer save two more Indian sailors in cyclone
An Indian destroyer on the way to rescue the crew of a barge that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae, saved two men on a…
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