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Flares tested in night-time Newcastle RNLI sea training
Newcastle RNLI crews have returned to training on the sea for the first time after UK COVID restrictions were lifted and tested their flares at…
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Sailors’ Society helps release crew stranded on ship for two years
Four Indian sailors who spent two years stranded “like modern day slaves” on a ship in Mumbai in horrific conditions have finally gone home, thanks…
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Only the best marine safety pyros for Atlantic ‘dinghy with a lid’ adventure
With his first child on the way, ocean adventurer John-Kenneth D. Habbershaw Jnr. only wants the best marine pyrotechnics for his 3,000-mile ‘dinghy with a…
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Training exercise involved white flares
Jersey RNLI crew members have carried out a man overboard exercise involving white collision avoidance flares. Jersey Coastguard warned beforehand that the flares being used…
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Parachute flares and orange smokes in firefighters’ rescue equipment
Parachute flares and floating orange smoke signals are part of new rescue kit given to firefighters in the Indian district of Ernakulam. The donation totals…
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Illuminating flares aid mountain search for hiker
Illuminating flares helped rescuers find an injured hiker at night on the top of a Canadian mountain before a snowstorm blew in. The hiker on…
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Flares feature in spaceflight search and rescue training
Flares have been used in airdrops as part of a spaceflight search and rescue program. Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training…
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Flares lead to ‘professional rescue’ in the Dominican Republic
A private yacht crew saw flares and carried out a ‘professional rescue’ of a crew from a capsized cargo vessel in the Dominican Republic. Cargo…
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Flares are an essential item in Grab Bags
Flares are an essential part of the contents of a boaters’ Grab Bag, says the RNLI. Both red and white flares are included in its…
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PW Defence acquisition
WesCom Group is delighted to announce the acquisition of UK-based military pyrotechnics manufacturer, PW Defence Ltd. (PWD). The acquisition will enable WesCom to expand its…
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