German Sea Rescue Society
National agency responsible for search and rescue in Germany's territorial waters / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (German: Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger - DGzRS, German pronunciation: [deːɡeːt͡sɛtʔɛʁˈʔɛs] ⓘ; lit. German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked Persons) is responsible for Search and Rescue in German territorial waters in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, including the Exclusive Economic Zone.
Formation | 29 May 1865 |
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Legal status | Charity |
Purpose | Saving lives at sea |
Headquarters | Bremen |
Region served | North Sea Baltic Sea |
Staff | 185 |
Volunteers | 800 |
Website | dgzrs.de |
The headquarters and the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre of the Society are located in Bremen. It was founded in Kiel on 29 May 1865. It owns 60 lifeboats at 55 stations which are operated by 185 employed crew members and 800 volunteers. The society has about 2000 engagements every year. Up to 2019, it rescued approximately 85,000 persons. In 2019 it saved 81 lives, rescued 270 persons from critical situations and carried out 373 medical transports. The DGzRS is entirely financed by membership fees, private donations and legacies.
Writer and honorary member Nikolai von Michalewsky has immortalized the DGzRS in his series of science fiction novels by taking it as the model for his "Independent Society for Saving Spacewrecked".