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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched off a needless and expensive ocean search and rescue effort when they fired maritime distress flares to celebrate a friend’s ...