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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 bright flash of light illuminated the east coast of Florida on Feb. 4, prompting one observer to call 911, the sheriff’s office said. Screengrab from Matt Hathaway's X video When a flash of light ...

The United States Coast Guard (USGC) requires boaters to carry several unexpired visual distress signals on board, day and night. Pyrotechnic marine flares are a common type of distress signal, but ...

Strong solar flares cause Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers to fail, Cornell researchers have discovered. Because solar flares — larger-than-normal radiation “burps” by the sun — are generally ...

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 ...

ALBURGH (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard is planning to monitor northern Lake Champlain after a search prompted by two distress flares turned up nothing. The Coast Guard called the Alburgh Fire Department ...

When a flash of light crossed the night sky off the east coast of Florida, one person called for help. A 911 caller reported what they believed to be a distress flare coming from the sea on Feb. 4, ...