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No substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares, says MCA guidance
There is no substitute for conventional pyrotechnic flares for commercial and leisure sailors, says the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Conventional flares produce an…
Pains Wessex launches sustainable Flare Kit Refill Packs
New sustainable Flare Kit Refill Packs have been launched by Pains Wessex. Customers can now purchase flare packs without a plastic polybottle in the Inshore…
Flares light water in early morning sea rescue
Flares were used to light the water and help rescue a missing person in Cumbria, UK in a sea rescue. In a multi-agency response, Furness…
Flares aid rescue of merchant crew
The crew of a merchant ship that sank in Tunisia has been rescued after the coast guard responded to flares. The seven crew members from…
Flare leads to sailors’ rescue by Ukrainian and Russian oil workers
A flare was fired by three sailors after their boat sank off Africa – leading to a rescue by Ukrainian and Russian oil workers. The…
You can’t beat a visual flare, says RNLI Coxswain
“It’s good to have all this technology, but you can’t beat a visual flare in these situations.” So says RNLI Plymouth Coxswain, Simon Jeffery, following…
Parachute flares help quickly locate casualty on cliffs
Parachute flares helped RNLI rescuers quickly find a person in difficulty on Arbroath cliffs in Scotland, in darkness. Arbroath’s RNLI all-weather and inshore lifeboats were…
Flare fired as ocean rowing boat runs aground
UK search and rescue personnel on the Isle of Wight have rescued the crew of an ocean rowing boat that ran aground. After signalling with…
Senior uses flares in sea rescue after five days
alsoAn elderly sailor from British Columbia, Canada, who drifted in a raft in the Caribbean Sea for five days, used flares to summon help. Don…
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