Tag: coast guard
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…
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…
Red flare ‘extremely helpful’ in jet-skier rescue
A red flare was “extremely helpful” in alerting US search and rescue teams to an overdue jet-skier off Maui, Hawaii. US Coast Guard Sector Honolulu…
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,…
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…
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…
Flares save fishing boat crew in Florida
A boater alerted Coast Guards at Key West, Florida, after seeing two distress flares fired by a nearby fishing boat. The boater stayed in radar…
Flares are an excellent tool for saving lives
Flares proved they are an excellent tool for saving lives in an incident near Lake Worth Inlet, at Palm Beach, Florida. Two men launched three…
Flare brings help to missing mariners
Two missing mariners were rescued after a flare brought help when their boat became disabled off the Florida, USA coast. Overdue boaters Brett Stump, 30,…
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