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Plea for kitesurfers to carry flares
Rescuers in Belgium have called for kitesurfers to carry flares and other safety gear. A video shows how the Voluntary Blankenberge Sea Rescue Service (VBZR)…
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Flares lead to rescue of boaters adrift for seven days
Flares have led to the rescue of French boaters adrift for seven days off of Puerto Rico. Robert Punginier, 77, and Marie Claude Durand, 50,…
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Aircrew mark liferaft with flares in rescue
Canadian aircrew marked the position of a liferaft with flares so helicopter rescuers could easily spot it. In the liferaft, 110 kilometres off Nova Scotia’s…
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Wescom Group acquires leading safety technology company Eflare Corporation
World-leading survival solutions manufacturer Wescom Group has expanded its influence in the emergency signalling market by acquiring Australian based safety technology company Eflare Corporation Pty…
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Watertight flare box key part of Bermuda rescue
A watertight flare box enabled two men to be rescued from rough seas in Bermuda after their fishing boat sank. The 34-foot Sea Scorpion was struck…
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Parachute flares help get 11 vessels to safety in storm
Eleven vessels made it safely across a treacherous Coos Bay Bar, Oregon, USA, during a January storm following the light from parachute flares. US Coast…
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Parachute flare helps find injured NZ boaters in fog
Three boaters were rescued in challenging conditions and located through a parachute flare after they were injured when their vessel ran into difficulties. The launch…
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Australian fishermen rescued after flare fired
Four fishermen whose boat capsized in Western Australia one day in December 2023 were rescued after firing a flare. After spending 20 minutes in the…
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Plane passengers’ rescue relied on flares
The rescue of 10 passengers on a downed plane in the Northwest Territories, Canada, relied on flares to help aircrew parachute down. The Air Tindi…
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Flares help in rescue of boaters in water
Flares helped narrow a search area in the rescue of four people in the water for 45 minutes after their boat sank near Port Hardy,…
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