Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team was called to investigate reports of a bright white light flashing in the water off Leasowe Bay in the early hours of Saturday (August 1). Coastguard officers quickly arrived at the scene and located the source of the light, which was emitting four white flashes at regular intervals. The object that prompted an emergency response in the sea off Leasowe Bay in the early hours of Saturday morning, August 1, 2026 (Image: Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team / Facebook)A post on Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team's Facebook page read: "We were called in the early hours to investigate reports of a bright white light flashing in the water off Leasowe Bay. Members of Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team at the scene near Leasowe Bay in the early hours of Saturday morning, August 1, 2026 (Image: Wirral Coastguard Rescue Team / Facebook)The pattern suggested it was likely an active marine navigation light. "The coastguard stressed the importance of reporting anything unusual at sea by calling 999."