Tag: Florida
‘Proper use of flares’ saves four
Four people have been rescued off the Florida coast after their boat started taking water thanks to the “proper use of flares”. A 911 dispatch…
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…
Flares play part in Florida rescue
Flares played an important part in the rescue by a good Samaritan party charter boat in Florida of six people whose boat capsized in bad…
Smoke flare aids Florida fishermen rescue
A smoke flare has been used in the rescue of three people in the water of the Key Biscayne coast, Florida, USA. The fishermen were…
Flare guides rescuers to crew after boat sinks
Five people have been rescued with the help of a flare after their boat sank in Florida, USA. Broward Sheriff deputies received a VHF radio…
USCG finds disabled boat that fired flare off Florida
A red flare helped United States Coast Guards rescue two people in a disabled boat off the Florida coast. USCG Air Station Clearwater and Miami…
Overdue mariners rescued thanks to flares
Five overdue mariners on a leisure boat in Florida have been rescued after their distress flares were seen by a US Coast Guard aircrew. The…
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…
Flares are an excellent tool for saving lives
Flares proved they are an excellent tool for saving lives in an incident near Lake Worth Inlet, at Palm Beach, Florida. Two men launched three…
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