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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…
Wescom’s new Marine Sales Director is ‘coming home’
Jonathan Hirsh, Wescom Signal and Rescue’s new Marine Sales Director, feels he is “coming home”. He started his career at BT Research developing software for…
Hawaii-bound kayaker adventurer rescued with help from hand flare
A world-record adventurer has been rescued during a solo kayaker challenge from California to Hawaii after signalling with a hand flare. Cyril Derreumaux had spent…
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…
Flare helps destroyer save two more Indian sailors in cyclone
An Indian destroyer on the way to rescue the crew of a barge that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae, saved two men on a…
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…
Illuminating flares help rescue person in the water
RNLI lifeboat crew fired two illuminating flares to locate and save a person in the water in darkness at Bognor Regis, UK. The UK Coastguard…
Two rescued after boat collision and flare alert
Five men have been rescued after flares brought help when two boats collided off the Western Cape, in South Africa. Sadly, despite an extensive search,…
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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