Skerries Coast Guard » pyrotechincs http://www.skerriescoastguard.com A voluntary coastal rescue unit of the Irish Coast Guard Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:55:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Pyrotechnics training http://www.skerriescoastguard.com/2008/10/12/pyrotechnics-training/ http://www.skerriescoastguard.com/2008/10/12/pyrotechnics-training/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:16:48 +0000 admin http://skerriescoastguard.com/2008/10/12/pyrotechnics-training/ This afternoon, the Skerries Coast Guard team conducted a routine pyrotechnics training exercise. Two teams were positioned at Skerries and Balbriggan, with several white parachute flares being deployed at various intervals.

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These rocket flares are frequently used by the Coast Guard during incidents as a means of illuminating large areas at night and also as a signalling aid.

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