Marine
Mercury Marine, Triton Boats Honored by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) for Katrina Disaster Relief
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thanks to the quick
work and generosity of Mercury Marine, Fond du Lac, Wis., and Triton Boats,
Ashland City, Tenn., Tennessee wildlife officers were recently able to save
more than 200 people from flood-ravaged New Orleans.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission today honored Mercury Marine
and Triton Boats with two resolutions marking the companies' donations of
product to support Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. The presentation took
place at the Holiday Inn Select in Cedar Bluff.
Dave Marlow, director of product integrity of the Brunswick Boat Group
headquartered in Knoxville, received the framed resolutions from Ed Carter,
chief of boating of the TWRA.
"We were impressed by Mercury and Triton's responsiveness," said Carter.
"In a matter of hours, we had 10 fully rigged boats, equipped with life
jackets and other safety equipment, fueled and ready to go. We are extremely
grateful for Mercury and Triton's prompt assistance in the wake of such a
disaster."
On Sept. 1, the 40-horsepower, FourStroke EFI engines left Mercury's
headquarters and arrived the following day at Triton's aluminum boat plant in
Prairie, Miss. The engines were rigged on 10, shallow-water Triton 1648 SFB.
The boats were then taken by trailer by trained TWRA personnel to the disaster
area.
Mercury Marine also provided New Orleans parish deputies with 10 Mercury
inflatable boats rigged with 9.9-horsepower, FourStroke engines. In addition,
Mercury joined forces with Sea Pro Boats to rig five, shallow-draft skiffs
perfectly suited for such rescue and recovery efforts.
At the initiative of Brunswick and Walt Disney World, the US Marine
Division of the Brunswick Boat Group delivered nine Trophy center console
boats powered by Mercury engines to the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA). FEMA used the boats to shuttle refugees, officials and medical
supplies in New Orleans. US Marine makes Bayliner, Maxum and Trophy boats.
All donated Brunswick boats and engines are still in use in the disaster area.
About Brunswick
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Ill., Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC)
endeavors to instill "Genuine Ingenuity"(TM) in all its leading consumer
brands, including Mercury and Mariner outboard engines; Mercury MerCruiser
sterndrives and inboard engines; MotorGuide trolling motors; Teignbridge
propellers; MotoTron electronic controls; Northstar marine electronics; Navman
marine and GPS-based products; IDS dealer management systems; Albemarle,
Arvor, Baja, Bayliner, Bermuda, Boston Whaler, Crestliner, HarrisKayot,
Hatteras, Lowe, Lund, Maxum, Meridian, Ornvik, Palmetto, Princecraft,
Quicksilver, Savage, Sea Boss, Sea Pro, Sea Ray, Sealine, Triton, Trophy,
Uttern and Valiant boats; Attwood marine parts and accessories; Land 'N' Sea
and Kellogg marine parts and accessories distributor; Life Fitness, Hammer
Strength and ParaBody fitness equipment; Brunswick bowling centers, equipment
and consumer products; Brunswick billiards tables; and Valley-Dynamo pool, Air
Hockey and foosball tables. For more information, visit
http://www.brunswick.com .
SOURCE: Brunswick Corporation
CONTACT: Salima Benchoukroun, Manager Media Relations, of Brunswick
Corporation, +1-847-735-4669
Web site: http://www.brunswick.com
