Comet was founded in the German city of Bremerhaven in the 1930s, by Friedrich Wilhelm Sander who was a weapons engineer. The creation of the brand was the beginning of the company manufacturing line throwers and rockets for the marine industry – by 1960, Comet was a well-known and respected global pyrotechnic company. Comet rockets, flares and smoke signals can be found on the bridges, life rafts and lifeboats of Naval and merchant ships, fishing boats and yachts all over the world.