Tag: search and rescue
Aircrew mark liferaft with flares in rescue
Canadian aircrew marked the position of a liferaft with flares so helicopter rescuers could easily spot it. In the liferaft, 110 kilometres off Nova Scotia’s…
Flare leads rescuers to capsized boaters
A water police helicopter crew used a flare to lead rescuers to five people whose boat had capsized near Melbourne, Australia. The five who were…
872 people saved by UK search and rescue helicopter crews
UK Search and Rescue Helicopter crew rescued 872 people and assisted another 327 from April to September 2022, new figures show. There were 1,598 civilian SARH…
Search and rescue team uses smoke flares to mark drifting kayak
A search and rescue team has used smoke flares to mark a drifting inflatable kayak at West Kilbride, Scotland. Largs RNLI Atlantic 85 lifeboat was…
Flares feature in spaceflight search and rescue training
Flares have been used in airdrops as part of a spaceflight search and rescue program. Alaska Air National Guard personnel completed four weeks of training…
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