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Orange flare aids helicopter pilot in coastal rescue
The importance of orange smoke flares in assisting helicopter pilots in rescue operations has been illustrated in a Dorset coastal emergency. The Swanage lifeboat team…
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Parachute flares help locate dinghy at night
Search and Rescue crews used parachute flares to locate a dinghy at night. It was on the Solish Sea on the border of Canada and…
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Flares used to locate boat in hazardous conditions
A fisherman was asked to fire flares after his boat ran aground off Newport, USA, in hazardous conditions and started taking on water. Coast Guard…
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White and red flares summon help for disabled boat
Both white and red flares were fired after a motorboat suffered an engine fire and lost power off the Exmouth coast in Devon. The Coastguard…
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WesCom Defence celebrates 40 year partnership with Uni-Safe A/S
The world-renowned specialist in pyrotechnic products for signalling, illumination, and training and simulation for the defence industry, WesCom Defence, is pleased to celebrate an outstanding…
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WesCom Defence appoints new CEO
WesCom Defence, the world-renowned specialist in pyrotechnic products for signalling, illumination, and training and simulation for the defence industry, announces the appointment of Ross Wilkinson…
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WesCom Signal and Rescue appoints new CEO
WesCom Signal and Rescue, the global supplier of marine distress signals, announces the appointment of Ross Wilkinson as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ross joined…
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