Distress signals need to work in extremes

Pyrotechnic signals will be with us for some time to come.

Two recent incidents have shown the necessity of flares and beacon distress signals which remain reliable even in extreme weather conditions, making the point that we still need ‘old technology’ like pyrotechnics as electronics is not yet the answer to everything.

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