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Flare is prime reason for rescue of sunken yacht crew
Setting off a flare was a prime reason for three men being saved by a helicopter crew after their yacht sank in New Zealand. The…
Wescom Group receives Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Gold Award
Wescom Group is proud to be one of 14 organisations in the East Midlands to receive the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme Gold Award. The award…
Lone fisherman rescued from water thanks to flare alerts
A lone fisherman was rescued in Cornwall after being in the water for an hour when his boat capsized, thanks to flare alerts. The flares…
Smoke flares help locate overboard passenger
A passenger who fell from the 10th deck of a cruise ship into the sea off the Dominican Republic has been rescued with help from…
Sailors’ Society launches full Wellness at Sea virtual conference for cadets
International maritime charity Sailors’ Society has launched full online Wellness at Sea Maritime Schools’ Conferences with a new virtual conference centre. Sailors’ Society, which is…
Flares play part in Florida rescue
Flares played an important part in the rescue by a good Samaritan party charter boat in Florida of six people whose boat capsized in bad…
Illuminating flare used in rescue of angler trapped by boulder
An illuminating flare was used in the rescue of an angler who was trapped and injured by a fallen boulder in a rock pool in…
Flare rescue remembered 41 years on
A woman who was rescued from the water with the aid of a flare warning 41 years ago, has been reunited with her rescuer. Memory…
Wescom Group acquires medical solutions company ANP Pharma
World-leading survival solutions manufacturer Wescom Group has expanded its presence in the maritime market by acquiring medical supplies company ANP Pharma. With its extensive pharmaceutical…
Pleas for boaters, kayakers and canoeists to carry flares
Coastguards and water police in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean are urging boaters, kayakers and canoeists to carry flares. Police at Long Island,…
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