Two Rhode Island men who set off distress flares to celebrate a friend’s wedding — sparking a $100,000 Coast Guard search effort — have been fined $10,000 between them, federal prosecutors said. Perry ...

E-flares offer some unique benefits when compared to pyrotechnics. Learn how they might benefit you when boating. The post ...

The Coast Guard's Research Development, Test and Evaluation Program has been researching the suitability of light emitting diode (LED) devices as effective distress signals. The U.S. Coast Guard is ...

Visual distress signals (VDS) are mandatory on most boats but hopefully never needed. VDS come in various flavors. You should not only check at the start of every season to make sure your flares are ...

A red flare off the North Wales coast sparked a search over the weekend. Calls were received on Saturday night of a distress flare near the The Duke of Lancaster 'ghost ship' at Llanerch Y Mor. This ...

The skipper of a former fishing vessel has been ordered to pay £3,825 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to firing rocket distress flares when not in need of immediate help. A red distress ...

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