Tag: flare
Disabled cruiser towed after firing orange flare
A disabled motor cruiser in Scotland was towed to safety by the RNLI after an orange smoke flare was fired. The UK Coastguard asked Largs…
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…
Flare helps destroyer save two more Indian sailors in cyclone
An Indian destroyer on the way to rescue the crew of a barge that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae, saved two men on a…
Two rescued after boat collision and flare alert
Five men have been rescued after flares brought help when two boats collided off the Western Cape, in South Africa. Sadly, despite an extensive search,…
Spearfishermen saved by flare in drowning and shark scare
Two spearfishermen have been re-united with water police officers who saved them from a potential shark attack or drowning after a flare was fired. Matty…
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…
Flare is last line of defence in Australia incident
Four men were rescued in Australia after their boat sank, as their last flare drew help from a nearby vessel. The men were spear-fishing off…
Charter boat aids rescue thanks to flares
A charter boat spotted a catamaran in trouble off Kangaroo Island, Australia, after seeing flares and came to the rescue. The 7.5-metre aluminium fishing boat…
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…
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.…
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