The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says coastguards and lifeboats are sent out needlessly. In 2010 the agency recorded 1,500 flare incidents, of which 500 were believed to be false alarms caused by lanterns, while the CAA says they also pose danger to landing aircraft.
Crops are also at risk; last summer in Oxfordshire, a blaze from a lantern destroyed 2.5 hectares of barley. Litter is also a problem, said the NFU: "The people releasing lanterns wouldn't dream of dumping rubbish, but that's what is happening."
Civil Aviation Authority wants a ban on the sale of the sky lanterns, which are paper and wire hot air balloons fuelled by a naked flame. "People have no control where they land," said Nick von Westenholz, government affairs adviser for the NFU. Dorset and Somerset fire service said it had seen a sharp increase in lantern fires in the past year. Farmers say cows suffer stomach damage from eating the wire of fallen lanterns.
Who is this? That's not Gary Lightbody!
summerrain8 7 months ago
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency says coastguards and lifeboats are sent out needlessly. In 2010 the agency recorded 1,500 flare incidents, of which 500 were believed to be false alarms caused by lanterns, while the CAA says they also pose danger to landing aircraft.
james58390 1 year ago
Crops are also at risk; last summer in Oxfordshire, a blaze from a lantern destroyed 2.5 hectares of barley. Litter is also a problem, said the NFU: "The people releasing lanterns wouldn't dream of dumping rubbish, but that's what is happening."
james58390 1 year ago
Civil Aviation Authority wants a ban on the sale of the sky lanterns, which are paper and wire hot air balloons fuelled by a naked flame. "People have no control where they land," said Nick von Westenholz, government affairs adviser for the NFU. Dorset and Somerset fire service said it had seen a sharp increase in lantern fires in the past year. Farmers say cows suffer stomach damage from eating the wire of fallen lanterns.
james58390 1 year ago
Oh the happy police at the end trying to spoil things AGAIN..wanka
gopherbar 1 year ago
Haggis *cough cough*
WonkyDonkey94 1 year ago
@sharmainelightbody- read the title pet!
tigerhiggins 2 years ago
Uhm. That's not Gary.
sharmainelightbody 2 years ago
come on come on come onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn MUPET
qwertyberty18 2 years ago
lol i have made these! come to my youtube channel. its our featured video!!
TeamZulu1 2 years ago
pretty sure i seen that mate!
JordanLuke 2 years ago
"....oh fuck" hahahahahhhahaha
Frankie1992 2 years ago 7
haha, quality, how funny is the security guard at the end!!! I just buckled laughing!
iamplanets 2 years ago 2
Class in a glass
tigerhiggins 2 years ago