The further away you can be seen, the greater your chances for being rescued. That is why distress flares are required by the U.S. Coast Guard as emergency boating safety equipment. There are a ...

The all-weather lifeboat (ALB) Fredrick William Plaxton launched at 10.35pm on Tuesday night (January 14) to assist HM Coastguard to search for the cause of the red flare, which had been ...