in 2011, snatched the Lifeboat out at around 100 false alarms where a nödraket fyrats of. This year the figure has dropped to just 25 false alarms with nödraket.
– in particular, There has been a decrease around the new year. For seven–eight years ago, we saw just at new year that many rockets were shot off. Now the false alarms are made more spread over the year, " says Emma Valham, communicator at the Lifeboat.
2011 began Lifeboat institution and the maritime administration to actively inform about the ban on firing false flares.
the Penalty for misuse of larmanordning is a fine or imprisonment up to six months.