sea rescuers save ten vessels wrecked in the 15 degree cold Baltic Sea water.
The crew of the rescue cruiser BERLIN / Laboe station of the German Maritime Rescue Service (GMRS) on Tuesday evening, 14 September 2010, on the Kiel Fjord in front Heikendorf rescued ten people from drowning.
The castaways driven by strong winds at five in the Beaufort 15 degrees Celsius cold Baltic sea after a gust of wind had taken her about ten meters long open marine sail boats to capsize.
Toward 19.15 clock alerted the cargo ferry "Stena Freighter" on the international emergency channel 16 directly to Berlin. The crew of the ferry had spotted in the bay Heikendorfer several people in the Near the bottom up driven cutter floating in the water. The cargo ship stopped immediately.
took with maximum speed of the rescue crews BERLIN course to the accident site. That happened to be near-propelled pilot boat "Holtenau" hid, coordinated by the Maritime Rescue DGzRS, the first glider.
The rescue cruiser BERLIN / Station Laboe in use on the Kiel Fjord.
BERLIN The boat was out of her daughter STEPPKE, inter alia, the most of the women's super-cooled cutter crew rescued. "Every single one of the sailor was wearing a life jacket, that was her big chance," said Michael Mueller, foreman of the rescue cruiser BERLIN.
The sailors were a Reservist after a trip to the lighthouse Friedrichsort on the way back into the civilian part of the port of Kiel naval base, when a gust of wind threw their boats onto the page. In no time the glider was filled up water and capsized.
All ten were rescued from the sea rescuers first aid in the well-appointed board of the Hospital BERLIN. Most were in shock. The rescue brought them safely to the port of Heike Village Möltenort. There the GMRS had already ordered an ambulance, which drove the most supercooled sailor for further care in a hospital. Even her nine crew members had already received from the sea rescuers warmer blankets. The volunteer fire department Heikendorf brought dry clothes.
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Meanwhile, the pickets of the men have also been alerted rescue boat BOTTSAND / Station Laboe DGzRS taken the keel up driving boats in tow. In addition, the local maritime police boat "Neumühlen" was. With its powerful bilge pumps, the rescue crews kept the boats afloat and brought him also to Möltenort. There, helped the fire brigade with its crowd-pulling fire engine on raising the cutter.
The Marine boats capsized in the port area was towed to the beach and Möltenort back up.
Photo: uhl - Kieler Nachrichten
Source: www.dgzrs.de German Society for Sea Rescue (GMRS),
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