Tag: RNLI
White flare used in rescue of person in the water
The RNLI used a white rocket flare to help find a person in the water in Sunderland, one night in September. RNLI Sunderland Lifeboat Station…
Five people and dog rescued after sending up flare
Five people and a dog have been rescued off the Devon coast after sending up a flare when their boat engine failed. The 24-foot yacht…
Carry flares – they could save your life, says RNLI
Three people have been rescued from the water by the RNLI off Margate, who warn boaters to carry a means of raising the alarm, including…
RIB crew rescued following flare alert
RNLI lifeboat crews from Shoreham, West Sussex, rescued two people onboard a broken-down Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) after spotting a flare. Shoreham’s all-weather and inshore…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Flares tested in night-time Newcastle RNLI sea training
Newcastle RNLI crews have returned to training on the sea for the first time after UK COVID restrictions were lifted and tested their flares at…
Training exercise involved white flares
Jersey RNLI crew members have carried out a man overboard exercise involving white collision avoidance flares. Jersey Coastguard warned beforehand that the flares being used…
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