Tag: flare
New Cardigan RNLI crew members train with Pains Wessex flares
Cardigan RNLI’s new crew members have been training at their Poole headquarters using Pains Wessex flares. Trainee helmsman Leo Barber, along with volunteer crew members…
Trio on disabled yacht in storm rescued thanks to flare
Three people have been saved after rescuers spotted their disabled yacht in an early morning storm thanks to a flare. Two searchers were about to…
Flare aids rescue of crew in yacht taking on water
The crew of a yacht taking on water in Ireland was found by an RNLI lifeboat team after firing a flare. Belfast Coastguard called on…
Flare helps RNLI spot person in the water
RNLI personnel located and saved a person in the water near Clacton, Essex, after a flare was launched to illuminate the sea. Clacton RNLI was…
Kayakers in difficulty fire hand flare to summon help
Two kayakers in difficulty summoned help from rescue services in Still Bay, South Africa, using a hand-held flare. NSRI Jeffreys Bay was asked to help…
Skye mountain rescue team uses flares in injured hiker rescue
Flares have been used to guide a rescue helicopter and airlift an injured walker to hospital who suffered a three-metre fall on the Isle of…
Flares light water in early morning sea rescue
Flares were used to light the water and help rescue a missing person in Cumbria, UK in a sea rescue. In a multi-agency response, Furness…
Flare leads to sailors’ rescue by Ukrainian and Russian oil workers
A flare was fired by three sailors after their boat sank off Africa – leading to a rescue by Ukrainian and Russian oil workers. The…
You can’t beat a visual flare, says RNLI Coxswain
“It’s good to have all this technology, but you can’t beat a visual flare in these situations.” So says RNLI Plymouth Coxswain, Simon Jeffery, following…
Flare fired as ocean rowing boat runs aground
UK search and rescue personnel on the Isle of Wight have rescued the crew of an ocean rowing boat that ran aground. After signalling with…
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