Tag: flares
Cruiser with navigation issues found thanks to flares
A cruiser whose navigation equipment failed was found thanks to flares and rescued by the RNLI in Devon. The call-out one night in August off…
Flares used in nighttime sea search
The RNLI used flares in a nighttime search after 40 people were reported being cut off by the tide and one person in difficulties in…
Flares bring about rescue of boaters
Boaters in the waters off Mayport, Florida, US, used flares to help rescuers pinpoint their position. After their stranded boat capsized, the three boaters in…
Parachuters use flares in nighttime medical mission
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen have used flares in a nighttime medical mission involving a fisherman with a serious head injury. The 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th…
Lone fisherman rescued from water thanks to flare alerts
A lone fisherman was rescued in Cornwall after being in the water for an hour when his boat capsized, thanks to flare alerts. The flares…
New RNLI lifeboat carries Pains Wessex illuminating flares
A new D-Class inshore lifeboat, Looe RNLI’s Ollie Naismith II, is equipped with a full range of marine safety equipment, including Pains Wessex illuminating flares.…
Pleas for boaters, kayakers and canoeists to carry flares
Coastguards and water police in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean are urging boaters, kayakers and canoeists to carry flares. Police at Long Island,…
Flares fired by two men after boat sinks
Two men who fired flares after their boat sank in Western Australia have been rescued by water police. Western Australia police rescued two men from…
Fishermen rescued with help from flares
Four fishermen have been located and rescued after the engine failed on their boat at Shellharbour, New South Wales, in Australia. Flares were used by…
Flares lead RNLI to drifting fishing boat
The crew of a fishing boat that drifted for eight hours after breaking down off the Wales coast, signalled their position to rescuers using flares.…
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