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- Rope & cordage
- Anchoring & mooring
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- Cabin & comfort
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- Pumps & sanitation
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- Commercial shipping
Distress signals
If a maritime emergency has occurred, pyrotechnic distress signals are needed to call for help and indicate the ship's position. Signal rockets or parachute rockets are day and night long-range signals, suitable for emergencies at sea. Distress mirrors, floating smoke signals, smoke hand flares or dye markers are day signals. Hand flares, or LED hand flares, can be used day and night and in any weather. A MOB light smoke signal is specially designed for the connection with a lifebuoy for position marking and to indicate wind direction during a rescue operation. …





















