Tag: coastguard
Benefit of flares to Round the Island race competitors
Carrying flares helps Round the Island Race competitors to be found and rescued more quickly if they get into trouble. So says Lymington RNLI volunteer…
Illuminating flares used in missing person search
RNLI teams used illuminating flares to search for a person in the water in Cornwall, one night in April. Newquay RNLI Lifeboat crew were called…
White flare used in beach search
A white flare was used by Southend-on-Sea RNLI and Coastguards in an extensive beach search one evening in February. A member of the public said…
Watertight flare box key part of Bermuda rescue
A watertight flare box enabled two men to be rescued from rough seas in Bermuda after their fishing boat sank. The 34-foot Sea Scorpion was struck…
Parachute flare helps find injured NZ boaters in fog
Three boaters were rescued in challenging conditions and located through a parachute flare after they were injured when their vessel ran into difficulties. The launch…
Flares are essential safety equipment, says Jersey Coastguard
Jersey Coastguard says flares are essential equipment to have onboard. Jersey Coastguard recommends that boats have flares onboard during any trip. Among other vital safety…
Flares are a reference point in rescue
Flares were used as a point of reference as rescue services conducted a three-hour search to find a kayaker in trouble off the Cornish coast.…
Red flares helps vessel spot fisherman in water
Thanks to red flares and a Mayday call, a fisherman in the sea whose boat sank off the Dorset coast was spotted and quickly rescued.…
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