For the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), the task is simple: approve ...

Boaters must have current dated U.S. Coast Guard-approved day and night signals for all boats operating on coastal and open bodies of water. Roadside flares or sportsman signal flares do not meet this ...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — Three collection events will be held this season where boaters and the general public can bring their expired safety flares to dispose of. The first event was Saturday at ...

The Port of Los Angeles will host a marine flare collection event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9 at Cabrillo Way Marina, 2293 Miner St., Lot G in San Pedro. The free drive-through event ...

STUART — There is no federal agency designated to deal with the disposal of expired marine flares. According to the U.S. Coast Guard regulations, expiration for pyrotechnic devices is 42 months after ...

RESCUE teams were called out twice after reports of an unidentified object near the Flintshire Bridge. This was found to be a ...