Tag: helicopter
Flares help RNLI rescuers save Devon fishermen
Flares have helped RNLI rescuers save three fishermen in Devon after their boat sank. Coastguards received a Mayday call from the fishermen near Berry Head,…
Missing rented boat and occupants located thanks to flare
A missing rented boat and four occupants were found on Lake Erie by a Canadian Coast Guard helicopter after it spotted a flare. The 16-foot…
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…
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…
Flares led rescuers straight to fishermen
Rescuers quickly found two fishermen stranded in a life raft in Australia after they fired flares. The fishermen took to the life raft because their…
Mariners fire flares after boat takes on water
Four mariners in a boat taking on water at night in Tampa Bay, Florida, were rescued after firing flares. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg received…
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