Tag: flares
Sail2help raises awareness in Channel Islands of its vital work
The Sail2help charity, which helps young people at risk from suicide and mental health issues, and is supported by Wescom Group, has visited the Channel…
Flares lead to rescue of New South Wales boaters
Boaters in New South Wales, Australia, have been rescued after their craft overturned and flares summoned help from a nearby charter vessel. Two men in…
Team Albatross thanks Wescom Group for security of flares
GB Row Challenge winner Team Albatross has reinforced the importance of marine flares and other safety equipment after it was among three boats rescued in…
Important for boaters to carry flares, says RNLI
It is important for boaters to carry flares to attract attention in an emergency, says the RNLI. The comments came after two occupants of a…
Flares training part of safe fishing event
Flares training has been a key part of a safe fishing event for commercial fishermen in the United States. Key takeaways from the free Fisherman’s…
Flare conversations and Pains Wessex products at RNLI safety event
A marine safety event at Largs Yacht Haven in Scotland included advice about distress flare operation and displays including Pains Wessex products. The lifejacket clinic…
Wescom Group provides Pains Wessex flares for UK Golden Globe racer
Wescom Group is supplying British sailor Ian Herbert-Jones with Pains Wessex marine distress signals for his boat Puffin in the round-the-world Golden Globe Race. (GGR)…
Flares bring help to boater in a medical emergency
After his boat engine failed, a lone boater who suffered a medical emergency fired flares to alert search and rescue teams. The incident happened at…
Flares aid rescue of two people from burning boat
Two people have been rescued from a burning boat off the Welsh coast after summoning help using flares. A man and a woman were saved…
Include flares in survival kit, say US Coast Guards
After rescuing an 81-year-old man from a sinking boat, US Coast Guards advised mariners to include flares in their survival kit. The man’s boat started…
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