Distress flares are vital to boating safety, but pyrotechnic flares can pose a safety hazard to people not trained in their use. In addition, expired flares can create environmental hazards through ...

I used to think that signal flares (aka pyrotechnic signal devices) were a good idea, but I’m not so sure anymore. I used to think that the Coast Guard requirement to replace to signal flares every ...

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 ...

It’s probably the last thing you’re thinking about when you leave the dock for your next boating adventure. And even if something might go wrong on the water, you could be thinking that help is just a ...

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 ...

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 ...

ACR Electronics, Inc.expands their marine survival gear offerings by adding two new USCG approved distress flares, the Aurora Red Hand Flare and the Orange Hand Smoke signal. Built by the world ...

MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The Coast Guard is warning beachgoers in the Milwaukee area and beyond to keep an eye out for three missing pyrotechnic flares, which they say can be very dangerous. “We don’t want ...