Tag: flares
Carry flares when afloat, says RNLI
Following a rescue of a motorboat that had lost power near a busy shipping lane In the UK, the Coastguard rescue team and RNLI at…
Flares aid NY fishermen rescue
Three fishermen have been rescued from their sinking boat in New York by Coast Guards with the help of flares. One evening late in June,…
Flares equipped on new Union Hall RNLI lifeboat
A new inshore Atlantic 85 class lifeboat equipped with flares has officially begun service at Union Hall RNLI, in Ireland. It replaces the last Atlantic…
Anglers use flares after shark sinks RIB
Three New Zealand anglers, whose Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) was attacked by a shark, have been rescued after setting off flares. The trio was fishing…
Good Samaritan rescue following flare alert
Coast Guards and good Samaritans combined to carry out two rescues in the Gulf of Mexico, in Florida – one of which involved flares. Coast…
Flare guides Coastguard helicopter in Scottish mountain rescue
A climber hit by a falling rock on a Scottish mountain was airlifted by a Coastguard helicopter guided by flares. Braemar and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue…
RNLI urges small boat users to carry flares
Users of small boats should carry flares and other essential rescue kit. That’s the message from the RNLI following the rescue of two fishermen in…
USCG advises boaters to wear lifejackets and carry flares
Following the rescue of some crew members from a capsized rig off Louisiana, a US Coast Guard has advised all boaters to wear lifejackets and…
Red flares aid fishermen’s rescue in South Africa
After their boat capsized, two fishermen fired red flares, which led to their rescue off the Western Cape, in South Africa. One morning in March,…
Flares tested in night-time Newcastle RNLI sea training
Newcastle RNLI crews have returned to training on the sea for the first time after UK COVID restrictions were lifted and tested their flares at…
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