An example of what happens if you do!
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By way of an actual example; last year a single red flare was reportedly seen by a person standing on Poole Quay who reported the position over the southern side of Poole Harbour. The positioning suggested it was on land - however we treat each sighting as an emergency until we can confirm otherwise. The time was 02:00am isn.
To verify this position HM Coastguard Ops Room Portland tasked Poole Coastguard to talk to the first informant, and Swanage Coastguard to go to the approximate position of the reported flare.
Needles Coastguard Team and the Yarmouth Lifeboat on the Isle of Wight were turned out to help triangulate the flare position.
Swanage Team them put up a white star para illuminate flare and the position was confirmed by Yarmouth RNLI and Needles CG as Goathorn Pier. The Pier was checked and nothing found. All teams were stood down at around 04:00.
Given the resources involved you can clearly understand why the chap in Salcombe who deliberate let off a flare for no reason was fined over £750 with costs of £3000 awarded against him.
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