Tag: helicopter
Flares help RNLI rescuers save Devon fishermen
Flares have helped RNLI rescuers save three fishermen in Devon after their boat sank. Coastguards received a Mayday call from the fishermen near Berry Head,…
Missing rented boat and occupants located thanks to flare
A missing rented boat and four occupants were found on Lake Erie by a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter after it spotted a flare. The 16-foot…
Illuminating flares used in missing person search
RNLI teams used illuminating flares to search for a person in the water in Cornwall, one night in April. Newquay RNLI Lifeboat crew were called…
Illuminating flare used in rescue of angler trapped by boulder
An illuminating flare was used in the rescue of an angler who was trapped and injured by a fallen boulder in a rock pool in…
872 people saved by UK search and rescue helicopter crews
UK Search and Rescue Helicopter crew rescued 872 people and assisted another 327 from April to September 2022, new figures show. There were 1,598 civilian SARH…
Six stranded snowmachiners found with help of flare
Air search personnel dropped flares in bad weather to find six stranded snowmachiners in Alaska, USA. Alaska Air National Guardsmen of the 176th Wing rescued…
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.…
Rescue after helicopter crew spot flare
Two people in a boat that ran aground have been rescued near New Orleans, USA, after using a flare to signal to a helicopter rescue…
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…
Flare aids helicopter rescue of stranded Maryland boater
A boater in Maryland, USA, was rescued after setting off a flare when his boat ran aground. The boater ran aground in shallow water at…
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