WesCom Signal and Rescue renews support for Ocean Youth Trust South

For the second year running, global marine distress signal company, WesCom Signal and Rescue, has shown its support for Ocean Youth Trust South by providing the charity’s 32-metre vessel, Prolific, with emergency pyrotechnic flares to take young people to sea safely.

Ocean Youth Trust South is a UK youth charity, which works closely with schools and social workers to ensure skills learnt on the water can be transferred into the individuals’ long-term development. The charity runs, “Adventure Under Sail” – a development programme for young people aged 12-25, who may be disadvantaged or vulnerable in some way – to give them exciting opportunities on the water.

Every voyage is designed to help develop confidence, understanding of others and how to cope in unfamiliar situations. Young crew members learn to sail the boat, keep watch and help navigate, as well as learning basic life skills such as cooking and healthy eating.

In support of Ocean Youth Trust South’s work, WesCom Signal and Rescue has donated a full set of Pains Wessex offshore pyrotechnic flares, to ensure Prolific meets safety standards and the charity can continue to give young people life changing experiences.

Mark Todd, Chief Executive of Ocean Youth Trust South, comments: “We are extremely grateful to WesCom for the continued support. A voyage on Prolific is not just about learning to sail, but about developing qualities which matter in everyday life. We are not permitted to sail without this critical safety equipment, so we know we are in safe hands with WesCom.”

WesCom Signal and Rescue is the world’s leading supplier of marine distress signals and is the parent company of Pains Wessex. Its brands have been helping to save lives for more than 100 years and are trusted for their reliability, high quality and consistent superiority by rescue services, navies, merchant ships and fishing fleets throughout the world.

Chris Feibusch, Director of Global Marketing and Communications for WesCom Signal and Rescue, says: “Many of these young people have never sailed before and we fully endorse the importance of the work the trust does. Safety at sea is paramount – and we’re delighted to continue our support of Ocean Youth Trust South. We look forward to regular updates of how the crew are getting on.”

For further information about WesCom Signal and Rescue, please visit: www.wescomsignal.com.

For more information about Ocean Youth Trust South, please visit: www.oytsouth.org.