Tag: rescue
Red flare helps save two lives
NRSI marine rescue teams summoned by a red flare helped save two lives of a couple in the water at Gordons Bay, South Africa. NSRI…
Illuminating flare aids boat breakdown
An illuminating flare was used by South African marine rescue personnel to help recover a yacht with rudder failure. The flare was used to light…
Coastguards use parachute flare to rescue climbers at night
Coastguards rescued climbers in trouble on cliffs in Cumbria, UK, at night after using a parachute flare to find them. Two climbers had been bouldering…
Flares fired by two men after boat sinks
Two men who fired flares after their boat sank in Western Australia have been rescued by water police. Western Australia police rescued two men from…
Fishermen rescued with help from flares
Four fishermen have been located and rescued after the engine failed on their boat at Shellharbour, New South Wales, in Australia. Flares were used by…
Powerboat rescued by tanker after flare alert
Two people on board a powerboat in New Zealand have been rescued by a tanker crew after deploying a marine flare. One morning in March,…
Para flare aids rescue after whale collision
Four people in a sailing boat that was sunk by a whale in the Pacific Ocean have been rescued after using a parachute flare. The…
Dramatic boaties rescue sparked by flare
Three men have been rescued after firing a flare when their boat capsized in rough seas off Geelong, in Victoria, Australia. A video from 7…
Flare enables Atlantic solo yachtsman to be rescued
When a storm damaged his yacht steering and radio, a French sailor, travelling solo across the Atlantic, used a parachute rocket flare to signal to…
Son follows father into RNLI and saves lives after spotting flare
A son who followed his father to become an RNLI crew member, spotted a red distress flare, which helped save two lives at sea. Arron…
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