Setting off lanterns?

Reventon93

Hi everyone. Basically me and a few others want to know if its ok to set off a few lanterns as were having a party for someone at our house tomorrow. Are there any regulations that state we cant? Id really appreciate some help

Thanks

01902

The cost guard like to be informed so they are not mistaken for distress flares.

http://afloat.ie/safety/coastguard/item/14915-coast-guard-appeals-over-chinese-lanterns

joeKel73

They should really be banned. Inform the coastguard yes, but what happens then if somebody does get into trouble at sea at that time and they get a report of a flare...

galwaycyclist

http://www.sailing.ie/ISANews/tabid/115/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/15725/Sky-Lanterns-Pose-Unforeseen-Risks.aspx

Also considered a risk to aircraft - supposed to tell air traffic control.

zenno

I can see this being talked about on galway bay radio again....UFO'S were spotted over galway bay and this supposed alien craft pictured below in the Sun newspaper () is proof that they were intelligent alien occupants and wanted to land. Unfortunately they were chinese lanterns. Again.

Yep.. Bad for the airliners and bad for the coastgaurd and yes they should be banned. Won't happen though.

swiftman

lanterns look nothing like flares, but sadly that doesnt stop people ringing the coast guard even if they're clueless.

Fuinseog

Reventon93 wrote: »

Hi everyone. Basically me and a few others want to know if its ok to set off a few lanterns as were having a party for someone at our house tomorrow. Are there any regulations that state we cant? Id really appreciate some help

Thanks

no law against it, but given your proximity to the coast it could easily be mistaken for a distress signal.

Mrs OBumble

swiftman wrote: »

lanterns look nothing like flares, but sadly that doesnt stop people ringing the coast guard even if they're clueless.

Not nice to be calling the coastguard clueless


Seriously ... I wouldn't know the difference between a lantern and a flare. I'm not clueless, just not nautically minded, so never needed to know about flares. And I've never consciously seen lanterns.

So - why aren't they banned? Who gains from not banning them?

nuac

These lanterns should be banned.

Risk of confusion with flares

Also a fire risk

desaparecidos

JustMary wrote: »

Who gains from not banning them?

The filthy hippies who set them off?

MadsL

JustMary wrote: »

Who gains from not banning them?

Manufacturers and distributors of Chinese Lanterns obviously.

paddychipmunk

Great fun ,especially this time of year , dark nights , bangers, rockets , flares.
lanterns .
then you get to see the coast guard heli in action , great photo opp .
I for one love em.

bannerdb

desaparecidos wrote: »

JustMary wrote: »

Who gains from not banning them?

The filthy hippies who set them off?

There's no need to be rude