Tag: RNLI
Illuminating flare used in rescue
Aran Islands RNLI saw a flare and rescued three people from a dinghy, which was taking on water in the Atlantic. Following a 999 call,…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
Flares are an essential item in Grab Bags
Flares are an essential part of the contents of a boaters’ Grab Bag, says the RNLI. Both red and white flares are included in its…
Parachute flares assist night time rescue
Parachute flares helped rescue teams find a person in the water at darkness in Ireland. Late one night in November, Girvan’s Shannon Class all-weather Lifeboat…
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.…
Flares fired in nighttime search for missing person
A missing person was found after flares were fired off the Teignmouth coast, in Devon. It was believed the missing man was by the water,…
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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