Formed in April 2005, Mercia Inshore Search and Rescue (MISAR) is a voluntary organisation dedicated to:

• Saving & protection of life & property to areas surrounding the Severn valley, Avon valley and Wye valley, providing:

• Lifeboat & inshore rescue boats
• Swift water rescue
• Specialist dive team facility awaiting approval
• Flooding support (sandbagging etc)
• Safety cover
• Water safety presentations
• Water related land search team

Mercia is an RYA Power Boat Training School with Special (Weymouth) Coastal Endorsement providing local RYA Level Two Inland Courses with Coastal Endorsement at Weymouth by arrangement. Also approved for safety boat and VHF radio courses.

A DEFRA Registered Organisation