On November 4, concerns of vessel in distress were sparked after people set off fireworks on a beach.
What happened?
Concerns of ship in distress were raised after teenagers set off fireworks on a beach. The Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade received alerts twice about a red distress flare spotted over Whitley Bay.
False alerts:
After searching the area, the flares were confirmed to be fireworks and rockets set off by teenagers during the night. Fortunately, none of the teenagers were injured after a flare misfired. On both occasions a full search was carried out to see if any vessels were in trouble or missing but none were found.
A brigade spokesman added: “When firing the flares one had misfired and gone straight into the ground. This could have had disastrous consequences for those firing the flare and they can consider themselves very fortunate to have avoided serious injury.”
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