  We demonstrate that resonant shattering flares can occur during close
passages of neutron stars in eccentric or hyperbolic encounters. We provide
updated estimates for the rate of close encounters of compact objects in dense
stellar environments, which we find are substantially lower than given in
previous works. While such occurrences are rare, we show that shattering flares
can provide a strong electromagnetic counterpart to the gravitational wave
bursts expected from such encounters, allowing triggered searches for these
events to occur.
