Coast Guard Auxiliary Demonstrates Distress Signals
CHATHAM – The local flotilla of the Coast Guard Auxiliary held an impromptu class on the use of distress flares last week, drawing a small crowd of curious beachgoers.
Gathered at Lighthouse Beach, the volunteers demonstrated the use of handheld flares, smoke signals and parachute flares, all tools to summon help in the event of an emergency at sea. It was also an opportunity to make good use of expired flares that would otherwise need to be destroyed.
A healthy Barnstable County requires great community news.
Please support The Cape Cod Chronicle by subscribing today!
Please support The Cape Cod Chronicle by subscribing today!
You may also like:
![Wayne Davis’ carved shark for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy was the highest-priced item among the sharks, earning $2,750. COURTESY PHOTO](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbDhNIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--26392cd839a67082b2c2c6df35fd61d0a18ab0eb/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lOTVRBd2VERXdNRjRHT2daRlZEb1VZMjl0WW1sdVpWOXZjSFJwYjI1emV3YzZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lEREV3TUhneE1EQUdPd1pVT2d4bmNtRjJhWFI1U1NJTFkyVnVkR1Z5QmpzR1ZBPT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9a484fafb3c2f8f6474dd6f75b30ebd28b95a8fc/Whale-AtlanticWhiteShark.jpg)
![Christine O’Grady. COURTESY PHOTO](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbWdNIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--ee4e2738c4f53fc5382a104456824267eb5f512d/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lOTVRBd2VERXdNRjRHT2daRlZEb1VZMjl0WW1sdVpWOXZjSFJwYjI1emV3YzZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lEREV3TUhneE1EQUdPd1pVT2d4bmNtRjJhWFI1U1NJTFkyVnVkR1Z5QmpzR1ZBPT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9a484fafb3c2f8f6474dd6f75b30ebd28b95a8fc/ogrady%201.jpg)
![The Chatham teen being charged as a youthful offender in connection with last summer’s alleged drowning incident at Chatham’s Goose Pond is set to stand trial in March in Barnstable Juvenile Court. FILE PHOTO](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBaVVNIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--cff678d36c0a434f50914a5043962de0a9fb969c/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lOTVRBd2VERXdNRjRHT2daRlZEb1VZMjl0WW1sdVpWOXZjSFJwYjI1emV3YzZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lEREV3TUhneE1EQUdPd1pVT2d4bmNtRjJhWFI1U1NJTFkyVnVkR1Z5QmpzR1ZBPT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9a484fafb3c2f8f6474dd6f75b30ebd28b95a8fc/CHAT-goosepond-081524.jpg)
![James Cole COURTESY PHOTO](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbW9NIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--2f27e2d1178c8252c83d49a0eb955ddcd41a716b/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lOTVRBd2VERXdNRjRHT2daRlZEb1VZMjl0WW1sdVpWOXZjSFJwYjI1emV3YzZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lEREV3TUhneE1EQUdPd1pVT2d4bmNtRjJhWFI1U1NJTFkyVnVkR1Z5QmpzR1ZBPT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9a484fafb3c2f8f6474dd6f75b30ebd28b95a8fc/JamesCole.jpg)
![Thom Schoepfer.](/rails/active_storage/representations/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBcElNIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--f9d80dc99ec5b6a24ec7abf9971db4bd81b0b866/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MY21WemFYcGxTU0lOTVRBd2VERXdNRjRHT2daRlZEb1VZMjl0WW1sdVpWOXZjSFJwYjI1emV3YzZDMlY0ZEdWdWRFa2lEREV3TUhneE1EQUdPd1pVT2d4bmNtRjJhWFI1U1NJTFkyVnVkR1Z5QmpzR1ZBPT0iLCJleHAiOm51bGwsInB1ciI6InZhcmlhdGlvbiJ9fQ==--9a484fafb3c2f8f6474dd6f75b30ebd28b95a8fc/082224%20MY%20Biz%20-Schoepfer.jpg)