News: coastguard
25/06/2024
Benefit of flares to Round the Island race competitors
Carrying flares helps Round the Island Race competitors to be found and rescued more quickly read more...
25/04/2024
Illuminating flares used in missing person search
RNLI teams used illuminating flares to search for a person in the water in Cornwall, read more...
21/03/2024
White flare used in beach search
A white flare was used by Southend-on-Sea RNLI and Coastguards in an extensive beach search read more...
25/01/2024
Watertight flare box key part of Bermuda rescue
A watertight flare box enabled two men to be rescued from rough seas in Bermuda read more...
25/01/2024
Parachute flare helps find injured NZ boaters in fog
Three boaters were rescued in challenging conditions and located through a parachute flare after they read more...
18/09/2023
Yacht crew in trouble rescued by RNLI after firing flares
Search and rescue teams launched to a yacht crew member in trouble at Whithorn Harbour, read more...
10/05/2023
Coastguards use parachute flare to rescue climbers at night
Coastguards rescued climbers in trouble on cliffs in Cumbria, UK, at night after using a read more...
11/01/2023
Illuminating flare leads to vital decision in sea rescue
An illuminating flare helped coastguards make an important decision in a rescue of a woman read more...
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