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USCG advises boaters to wear lifejackets and carry flares
Following the rescue of some crew members from a capsized rig off Louisiana, a US Coast Guard has advised all boaters to wear lifejackets and…
Red flares aid fishermen’s rescue in South Africa
After their boat capsized, two fishermen fired red flares, which led to their rescue off the Western Cape, in South Africa. One morning in March,…
Spearfishermen saved by flare in drowning and shark scare
Two spearfishermen have been re-united with water police officers who saved them from a potential shark attack or drowning after a flare was fired. Matty…
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…
Sailors’ Society helps release crew stranded on ship for two years
Four Indian sailors who spent two years stranded “like modern day slaves” on a ship in Mumbai in horrific conditions have finally gone home, thanks…
Only the best marine safety pyros for Atlantic ‘dinghy with a lid’ adventure
With his first child on the way, ocean adventurer John-Kenneth D. Habbershaw Jnr. only wants the best marine pyrotechnics for his 3,000-mile ‘dinghy with a…
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…
Parachute flares and orange smokes in firefighters’ rescue equipment
Parachute flares and floating orange smoke signals are part of new rescue kit given to firefighters in the Indian district of Ernakulam. The donation totals…
Illuminating flares aid mountain search for hiker
Illuminating flares helped rescuers find an injured hiker at night on the top of a Canadian mountain before a snowstorm blew in. The hiker on…
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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