Tag: RNLI
Flares are an essential item in Grab Bags
Flares are an essential part of the contents of a boaters’ Grab Bag, says the RNLI. Both red and white flares are included in its…
Parachute flares assist night time rescue
Parachute flares helped rescue teams find a person in the water at darkness in Ireland. Late one night in November, Girvan’s Shannon Class all-weather Lifeboat…
Flares are a reference point in rescue
Flares were used as a point of reference as rescue services conducted a three-hour search to find a kayaker in trouble off the Cornish coast.…
Flares fired in nighttime search for missing person
A missing person was found after flares were fired off the Teignmouth coast, in Devon. It was believed the missing man was by the water,…
Red flares helps vessel spot fisherman in water
Thanks to red flares and a Mayday call, a fisherman in the sea whose boat sank off the Dorset coast was spotted and quickly rescued.…
Orange flare aids helicopter pilot in coastal rescue
The importance of orange smoke flares in assisting helicopter pilots in rescue operations has been illustrated in a Dorset coastal emergency. The Swanage lifeboat team…
White and red flares summon help for disabled boat
Both white and red flares were fired after a motorboat suffered an engine fire and lost power off the Exmouth coast in Devon. The Coastguard…
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