The NSRI are once again appealing to the public to not set off Sky Lanterns. Sky Lanterns floating in the sky can present a similar appearance to Distress Flares. Eye Witnesses mistake Sky Lanterns for Distress Flares. Eye-witness reports of distress flares sighted around the coastline require the NSRI and the emergency services to launch a full scale search and rescue operation without hesitation and even when the sighting may later be confirmed to have been Sky Lanterns a search … [Read more...] about Think Thrice before setting off that New Year Sky Lantern
Sky Lantern
Sky Lantern
Chinese (Sky) Lantern at Bakoven. Picture Andrew Ingram/NSRI Chinese lanterns, also known as sky lanterns, are illegal according to a 2014 press release sent out by Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security, Alderman JP Smith. Alderman Smith has said that Chinese lanterns are illegal and a fire hazard. The device contains a candle inside a paper or silk housing. The candle is lit and the heat generated causes the device to rise into the air. The device then remains … [Read more...] about Sky Lantern
