Firestyle Magazine: Issue 6 - Winter 2016

Mariner on call
for disaster relief
Barrus is continuing its support of the Water-safe UK Search & Rescue
Team in 2016 with the supply of Mariner outboard engines.
WUKSART was established in response to the
National Flood Enhancement Project led by the
Department of the Environment, Food & Rural
Affairs (DEFRA) in 2009. This Government led
project was designed to officially collate all the
water rescue assets around the UK and then type
them against National standards with the aim
that when widespread flooding takes place these
assets can be called on.
The purpose and aim of Water-safe is to provide
response and support to the official Emergency
Services in a range of situations, including water
rescues, flood relief and support during times of
adverse weather conditions, natural disaster or
civil emergency, missing people search and to be
able to provide support at incidents as required.
Since 2009, Barrus has supplied seven Mariner 90hp
engines and four SeaSearch inflatable rescue
boats to Water-safe on preferential terms. Mariner
6hp engines have also been supplied for their
Mountain Rescue activities.
Primarily WUKSART covers the County of Derbyshire
with support to both the local Fire & Rescue
Service and the Police. All the team members are
voluntary and from disciplined backgrounds they
have the skills and experience required.
The team were called out during the devastating
Storms of Desmond and Eva in December 2015
and last year attended numerous incidents in the
widespread flooding of Cumbria, Lancashire and
York.
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