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Chinese Lanterns have been round for centuries. Cooked Up by the notable military strategian, Zhuge Liang (also known as Kong Ming), these lanterns were to begin with used as signalling devices in times of warfare. Well, it seems that they are moving back to their roots…In an comical turn of circumstances, Chinese lanterns are stimulating some controversy in seaward regions around the UK because they are being mistaken for distress signals. Recent news has noted that harmless parties commemorating the passing of a loved one or celebrating with their kin have caused chaos when their lanterns angered over-sensitive coastguard officers to alert rescue teams. It would look that these graceful, slowly ascending paper objects can be all too easily mistook for whopping great flare guns…hmmm.Of course, emergency services are there for a reason; to deflect and prevent possible emergencies, far better that they presume the worst than turn a blind eye towards a real life-threatening position. But actually, in this example, a pair of binoculars might simply do the trick. Launching a sky lantern (or many lanterns) is a wonderful way of commemorating an important occasion, whether it be a wedding, birth, or death and it would be sincerely sad if this were no longer permitted in certain areas. So, if you live in a seaward town and intend to free some Chinese lanterns this weekend, perhaps use a little caution and inform those short-sighted coastguards earlier!