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Date: 16/07/2026

Thursday 16th July, 9:15 pm – RCC Bermuda received a number of Flare Sighting reports from members of the public, the sightings were credible and thought to be from a location South of Gibbs Hill Lighthouse. RCC Bermuda broadcast PAN-PAN messages requesting further information and Bermuda Coast Guard dispatched a vessel to South Shore to investigate the flare reports. No further reports were received, and the source of the initial report remains unknown.