Tag: coastguard
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…
Illuminating flares help rescue person in the water
RNLI lifeboat crew fired two illuminating flares to locate and save a person in the water in darkness at Bognor Regis, UK. The UK Coastguard…
Flares are essential safety equipment, says Jersey Coastguard
Jersey Coastguard says flares are essential equipment to have onboard. Jersey Coastguard recommends that boats have flares onboard during any trip. Among other vital safety…
Flares are a reference point in rescue
Flares were used as a point of reference as rescue services conducted a three-hour search to find a kayaker in trouble off the Cornish coast.…
Red flares helps vessel spot fisherman in water
Thanks to red flares and a Mayday call, a fisherman in the sea whose boat sank off the Dorset coast was spotted and quickly rescued.…
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