Whitby crew urges people not to set off flares in non-emergencies after pyrotechnic was possibly ‘let off as a celebration’
An RNLI crew has warned against setting off flares in non-emergencies after it was called out on Christmas Day for the first time in living memory.
Whitby’s all-weather lifeboat launched on Sunday after two members of its team spotted a red flare above the North Yorkshire town’s harbour.
Whitby crew urges people not to set off flares in non-emergencies after pyrotechnic was possibly ‘let off as a celebration’An RNLI crew has warned against setting off flares in non-emergencies after it was called out on Christmas Day for the first time in living memory.Whitby’s all-weather lifeboat launched on Sunday after two members of its team spotted a red flare above the North Yorkshire town’s harbour. Continue reading…