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Pip Hare outlines how flares can be used during vessel transfers
British yachtswoman Pip Hare says flares are among vital safety equipment that can be used during vessel transfer trips. Whether it’s a medical emergency that…
Illuminating flares used in Torquay search
Search and rescue teams used illuminating flares to rescue a person in the water in Torquay, UK. One night in July around midnight, Torbay Coastguard…
Flares deployed at night to find man up to his neck in water
Coastguard officers deployed flares at night to find a man up to his neck in water at Fleetwood, Lancashire. The alarm was raised by 19-year-old…
White flare aids Dorset paddleboard rescue
A white illuminating flare helped RNLI crew locate a paddleboarder who had been blown out to sea in Dorset, UK. The end of July incident…
Illuminating flares used in night rescue
Search and rescue personnel used illuminating flares to help rescue four people in the sea at Blackpool, UK. HM Coastguard Lytham and RNLI Blackpool were…
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…
Bougainville Island girl’s rescue prompts police to urge flares use
Police in the autonomous region of Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, called for boaters to include flares among their marine safety equipment after a girl…
Disabled cruiser towed after firing orange flare
A disabled motor cruiser in Scotland was towed to safety by the RNLI after an orange smoke flare was fired. The UK Coastguard asked Largs…
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…
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