Tag: Wescom News
Sailors’ Society launches first cadet wellness at sea conferences
Maritime welfare charity, Sailors’ Society, is launching a series of international wellness and mental health conferences for maritime cadets. The four online conferences focus on…
Sailors’ Society is supported charity of Posidonia
Wescom Group’s adopted charity, Sailors’ Society, is being backed by the Posidonia international shipping exhibition in Greece. Marine Sales Director, Jonathan Hirsh, and General Manager…
Trio on disabled yacht in storm rescued thanks to flare
Three people have been saved after rescuers spotted their disabled yacht in an early morning storm thanks to a flare. Two searchers were about to…
Flare aids rescue of crew in yacht taking on water
The crew of a yacht taking on water in Ireland was found by an RNLI lifeboat team after firing a flare. Belfast Coastguard called on…
Kayakers in difficulty fire hand flare to summon help
Two kayakers in difficulty summoned help from rescue services in Still Bay, South Africa, using a hand-held flare. NSRI Jeffreys Bay was asked to help…
Skye mountain rescue team uses flares in injured hiker rescue
Flares have been used to guide a rescue helicopter and airlift an injured walker to hospital who suffered a three-metre fall on the Isle of…
Flares bring help to boater in a medical emergency
After his boat engine failed, a lone boater who suffered a medical emergency fired flares to alert search and rescue teams. The incident happened at…
Flare helps coast guard find two people in disabled boat near Miami
Two people on a disabled boat off the coast near Miami, USA, used a flare to help the coast guard locate them. The boat failed…
Flares aid rescue of two people from burning boat
Two people have been rescued from a burning boat off the Welsh coast after summoning help using flares. A man and a woman were saved…
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…
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