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Good Samaritan rescue following flare alert
Coast Guards and good Samaritans combined to carry out two rescues in the Gulf of Mexico, in Florida – one of which involved flares. Coast…
Flare guides Coastguard helicopter in Scottish mountain rescue
A climber hit by a falling rock on a Scottish mountain was airlifted by a Coastguard helicopter guided by flares. Braemar and Aberdeen Mountain Rescue…
Flare helps destroyer save two more Indian sailors in cyclone
An Indian destroyer on the way to rescue the crew of a barge that sank off Mumbai during Cyclone Tauktae, saved two men on a…
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…
Illuminating flares help rescue person in the water
RNLI lifeboat crew fired two illuminating flares to locate and save a person in the water in darkness at Bognor Regis, UK. The UK Coastguard…
Two rescued after boat collision and flare alert
Five men have been rescued after flares brought help when two boats collided off the Western Cape, in South Africa. Sadly, despite an extensive search,…
Flare aids helicopter rescue of stranded Maryland boater
A boater in Maryland, USA, was rescued after setting off a flare when his boat ran aground. The boater ran aground in shallow water at…
PWC-users urged to carry mini flares
Personal watercraft (PWC)-users have been advised to carry safety equipment, including mini flares, after two Sea-Doo riders crashed onto rocks in West Bay, Dorset. One…
Smoke flare aids coast guard rescue in Queensland
Four men have been rescued after setting off a smoke flare when their boat capsized off the Queensland coast, in Australia. The water police asked…
Smoke flare helps helicopter crew in rescue
A smoke flare helped a helicopter land in windy conditions and rescue a man who had slipped down a cliff near Seaton Sluice, at Hartley…
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