If something goes wrong on the water, it's good to know that the DGzRS sea rescuers are there to help you out of a tight spot (Here is a report on the work of the sea rescuers) In order to inform the public about their work, 28 July 2024 will be the Day of the Sea Rescuers, on which many DGzRS stations will demonstrate their operational readiness on site and welcome all people who are connected to the sea rescuers and interested in their purely donation-funded work. Demonstrations and exercises are planned in the harbours and directly off the coast.
The programme includes presentations of rescue technology, man-overboard exercises and demonstrations by the rescue units. Rides are also possible on some of the stations, as far as rescue service conditions allow. The DGzRS is confident that it will once again welcome numerous guests; last year, more than 40,000 people attended.
Detailed information on the programme and individual participating stations can be found on the Website of the DGzRS. There you can also read on which stations the day takes place on a different date due to local circumstances (such as tidal conditions or other major events). And as a foretaste of 28 July, there are pictures and a short film of last year's Sea Rescue Day.
Sea rescuers' day - there's action here
North Sea
Baltrum (2 to 6 pm)
- Presentation of the work of the sea rescuers (Note: there may be restrictions due to work on the pontoon).
Borkum (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Rescue exercise with the rescue cruiser HAMBURG at around 2 p.m.
Bremerhaven (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser HERMANN RUDOLF MEYER
Büsum (with the stations Deutsche Bucht/Helgoland and Eiderdamm, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruisers THEODOR STORM and HERMANN MARWEDE and the rescue boat PAUL NEISSE
- Rescue drills at 1 pm and 4 pm
- Raffle for a trip on the rescue cruiser THEODOR STORM
- Model basin with replicas of various sea rescue cruisers
- Acquisition of a captain's licence for children at the model pool
Cuxhaven (with the Brunsbüttel station, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser ANNELIESE KRAMER
- Infomobile in Cuxhaven-Duhnen
German Bight/Helgoland
- Tour of the rescue shed: films and information about the station
- Participation of the rescue cruiser HERMANN MARWEDE at the Büsum station and not on site on Heligoland (see above)
Horumersiel (10 am to 5 pm)
- Ecumenical service
- Tour of the historic rowing lifeboat AUGUST GRASSOW
Juist (11 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the HANS DITTMER rescue boat
- Joint activities with the Juist volunteer fire brigade
- Rescue exercises
- Demonstration of sea rescue equipment such as lifejackets, cold protection suits and line throwing equipment
- Presentation of the Juist volunteer fire brigade (grease fire demonstration, vehicle show, equipment show)
Langeoog (with the Norderney station, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.)
- Ecumenical service
- Demonstration of an urgent patient transport with the Central Hesse Rescue Service and the SECRETARIUS rescue boat at 1 p.m.
- Departure of the rescue cruiser EUGEN and the rescue boat SECRETARIUS for the rescue demonstration off the southern pier at around 1.30 p.m.
- Arrival of a rescue helicopter - depending on the operational situation - from NHC Northern Helicopter with the dropping off of an emergency doctor and paramedic and the recovery of a casualty at around 1.45 p.m.
- Sea rescue demonstration: Rescue, recovery and towing of distressed vessels
- Open Ship in the harbour
- Demonstration by the local DLRG group in the harbour basin around 4 p.m.
- Tour of the Langeoog volunteer fire brigade including turntable ladder
- Participation of the Marburg ambulance service
- Participation rescue helicopter from NHC Northern Helicopter
- Participation DLRG local group
- Explanation of fire protection and marine emergency equipment, life raft and fighting grease fires and spray can explosions
List (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser PIDDER LÜNG
- Rescue demonstration in the harbour basin around 2 pm
Neuharlingersiel (Saturday, 27 July, 11.30 am to 4 pm)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat COURAGE
Norddeich (Friday, 26 July to Sunday, 28 July, on the Norddeich Fire Brigade Days, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Demonstration of exercise scenarios together with the fire brigade and aid organisations in the port
- Participation of the OTTO DIERSCH rescue boat in operational drills at the Norderney station on 27 July at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Norderney (with the Norddeich station, Saturday 27 July, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Tour of the old rescue shed on the west beach, including the "rescue cinema" and the historic rowing lifeboat FÜRST BISMARCK
- OTTO DIERSCH rescue boat drills at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
North beach (11 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser EISWETTE from 12.30 to 2 p.m.
- Performance by the "Watten Pipeband" around 3 pm
- Presentation of the Nordstrand fire brigade and the rangers of the Wadden Sea National Park
Wangerooge (10 am to 4 pm)
- Sea rescue information stand on Zedeliusstrasse
Wilhelmshaven (with the Hooksiel station, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat PETER HABIG and the rescue cruiser BERNHARD GRUBEN
- Exhibition of modern and historical sea rescue
- Demonstrations of exercise scenarios, possibly with a rescue helicopter, depending on availability
- Various hands-on activities such as litter throwing, sailor's knots and crossword puzzles
- Exhibition of model boats at the stand and in the water basin of the SMC Schlicktown model boat club; children can obtain a model boat captain's licence
Participating stations on the Baltic Sea
Breege (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Accompanying the Saalhund sailing regatta on the occasion of the Breege harbour festival
- Demonstration of exercise scenarios in the harbour basin
- Insight into the work of the sea rescuers - in the marquee and on the MANFRED HESSDÖRFER rescue boat
- Open Ship on the rescue boat MANDRED HESSDÖRFER
Eckernförde (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat ECKERNFÖRDE
Fehmarn (in Burgstaaken, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boats ROMY FRANK and HELENE
- Rescue drills in the harbour
Freest (10 am to 5 pm)
- Open Ship on the HEINZ ORTH rescue boat
Gelting (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat URSULA DETTMANN
- Exhibition and demonstration of the technology and equipment of the rescue boat
Grömitz (Saturday, 27 July and Sunday, 28 July, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser FELIX SAND, the rescue boat HENRICH WUPPESAHL and the training boat CHRISTOPH LANGNER
- Winch-Ex with a navy SAR helicopter - depending on the operational situation
- Joint rescue exercises with the Grömitz fire brigade in the harbour at 12 noon and 2 p.m.
Großenbrode (10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser BREMEN
Heiligenhafen (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat HEILIGENHAFEN
Kühlungsborn (with the Warnemünde station, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser ARKONA and the rescue boat KONRAD-OTTO
- Technical show of the Kühlungsborn volunteer fire brigade
- Rescue exercise in the harbour basin: Rescue of shipwrecked and injured persons from the water and of casualties; medical first aid, fire extinguishing with the rescue units of the DGzRS and the boat of the Kühlungsborn volunteer fire brigade
- Music by various artists
Laboe (Saturday, 27 July and Sunday, 28 July, with the stations Damp, Schilksee and Lippe/Weißenhaus, 2 to 6 p.m. and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. respectively)
Saturday, 27 July:
- Shanties and musical entertainment including "Havariegefahr!" from 2 pm
- maritime craft
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser BERLIN from 2 to 6 p.m.
- Exhibition and demonstrations of DGzRS model ships
- "Swan race" in the harbour basin in aid of the sea rescuers from 5 pm
Sunday, 28 July:
- Opening with typhoon of the ships moored in the harbour at 11 a.m.
- Shanties and musical entertainment with "Havariegefahr!" and "OSL - Shantychor", among others
- maritime craft
- Trips with the rescue boats NIMANOA and WOLTERA
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser BERLIN and the Danish home defence boat "MHV 910 RINGEN" from 11.10 a.m.
- Exhibition and demonstrations of DGzRS model ships
- Demonstrations in the harbour with the rescue cruiser BERLIN, the daughter boat STEPPKE and the rescue boats JÜRGEN HORST and NIMANOA from 12.30 p.m., rescue of people in survival suits from the water and from the life raft.
Langballigau (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat WERNER KUNTZE
- Open ship on the saloon steamer "Alexandra" and tours "in the footsteps of the sea rescuers" with the "Feodora 2" from 12 noon
- Music from the sea rescuers
- Moderated rescue exercises, possibly with a Danish search and rescue helicopter and other rescue units
- Tour of historic fire engines
Maasholm (with the Olpenitz station, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat HELLMUT MANTHEY and the rescue cruiser FRITZ KNACK
- Presentation of the Maasholm Volunteer Fire Brigade and the German Red Cross in Kappeln
- Rescue exercises
Prerow/Wieck (Saturday, 27 July, 1 to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the PUG rescue boat
Sassnitz (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue cruiser HANS HACKMACK from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Rescue exercise in the harbour basin
Schleswig (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat HERWIL GÖTSCH
- Rescue drills at 12, 14 and 15 o'clock
Stralsund (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the HERTHA JEEP rescue boat
Timmendorf/Poel (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Demonstrations and exercises with the rescue boat WOLFGANG WIESE and the training vessel CARLO SCHNEIDER
- Open Ship
Travemünde (Saturday, 31 August, on the occasion of Travemünde Week, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
- Rescue exercises
- Presentation of the rescue cruisers and boats involved
- Winch-Ex with a navy SAR helicopter - depending on availability and the operational situation
- Presentation of sea rescue technology and equipment
Ueckermünde (with the stations Greifswalder Oie and Zinnowitz, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boats EVA AHRENS-THIES, NEUHARLINGERSIEL and HECHT as well as the rescue cruiser BERTHOLD BEITZ
- HECHT jump: launching the HECHT rescue boat from a special trailer
Vitte/Hiddensee (Saturday, 27 July, with the Darßer Ort/Prerow station, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Open Ship on the rescue boat NAUSIKAA and the rescue cruiser NIS RANDERS
- Rescue exercises
Wustrow (Saturday, 27 July, on the occasion of the Wustrow Harbour Festival, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- Accompaniment of the "Kleine Fischländer Wettfahrt" regatta
- Rescue drills in the harbour basin
- Presentation of the work of sea rescuers
- Presentation of tractor with special trailer in the Bodden harbour
- Open Ship on the sea rescue boat KNUT OLAF KOLBE
