Tag: Comet
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…
Stranded fisherman rescued in Barbados
After being stranded at sea for three days, a fisherman fired flares and was rescued. Shawn McClean’s boat ran out of gas after he left…
Flares led rescuers straight to fishermen
Rescuers quickly found two fishermen stranded in a life raft in Australia after they fired flares. The fishermen took to the life raft because their…
Parachute flares assist night time rescue
Parachute flares helped rescue teams find a person in the water at darkness in Ireland. Late one night in November, Girvan’s Shannon Class all-weather Lifeboat…
Fisherman shoots flare in Saipan rescue
A fisherman in a disabled boat near Saipan in the Western Pacific shot a flare to alert rescuers. One evening in October, the Commonwealth of…
Fishermen saved by Navy vessel after firing flares
Two fishermen have been saved from the sea in Dorset, UK, after firing flares seen by a Navy frigate. Jordan Coulter and David Miller were…
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.…
WesCom Signal and Rescue announces sponsorship of LAT35 in this year’s Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
WesCom Signal and Rescue, a global supplier of marine distress signals, announces the sponsorship of four-man team “LATITUDE 35” in the tremendous ocean rowing race,…
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