According to ACR, the ResQFlare and Distress Flag “provide a complete distress signaling solution that is certified to meet U.S. Coast Guard requirements as a reliable and highly efficient alternative ...

Guernsey Coastguard launches a significant response but conclude it was not a genuine emergency.

A large wildfire that broke out in a U.S. California national marine park is suspected to have originated from a distress flare fired by a stranded sailor. According to reports from the Guardian and ...

An Electronic Visual Distress Signaling Device (eVDSD)—aka e-flare—is a US Coast Guard-approved replacement for pyrotechnic night-time visual signaling devices for recreational boats. So far, a low ...

BLOCK ISLAND (CBS) -- Two Rhode Island men have reached a settlement with the government over a needless Coast Guard search off Block Island. According to the Acting United States Attorney of Rhode ...

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