At 13h38 on Friday 6 January 2012, NSRI Mykonos volunteer sea rescue duty crew and a Police boat were activated following reports of two red distress flares sighted, by multiple eye-witnesses, coming from the vicinity of the North Blinder, 6.7 nautical miles off-shore of St Helena Bay.
An extensive search, including a sea rescue craft, a Police boat and commercial oil tankers at anchor at sea in the vicinity of North Blinder has revealed no sign of any boat or any persons in distress.
All boats that launched at St Helena Bay today have returned and all persons and boats are accounted for.
It is unknown the origin of the red distress flares and while rescue authorities remain on alert the search has been suspended pending any new and credible information that may shed light on the matter and which may initiate a new search.
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