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Sea Rescue DayFascinating insights into the daily lives of DGzRS crews

Pascal Schürmann

 · 19.07.2026

Sea Rescue Day: Fascinating insights into the daily lives of DGzRS crewsPhoto: DGZR/Andreas Rade
The sea rescue teams really make quite a splash during their demonstrations, which can be watched from the shore in many places. Here, at a previous Sea Rescue Day off Norderney
For the 28th time, the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) is inviting the public to find out more about the work of the sea rescue teams at its stations. Next Sunday, 26 July, there will be demonstrations, drills and open-ship events at numerous DGzRS rescue stations along the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts, as well as on the islands.

​Many DGzRS stations will be demonstrating their operational readiness on site. Visitors can watch the demonstrations and drills, which will take place in the harbours or just off the coast, from the shore. The programme includes, amongst other things, presentations on rescue techniques and man-overboard drills.

At some stations, it is possible to travel on a rescue boat

Passengers may also be carried on some vessels, provided that emergency service conditions allow. After all, all rescue units naturally remain on standby even on Sea Rescue Day.

​Detailed information on the programme and the individual participating venues is available here. Details are constantly being updated and added to. The page also indicates at which stations the event will take place on a different date due to local circumstances – such as tidal conditions or other major events.

The sea rescue service’s main day of action traditionally takes place on the last Sunday in July. According to the DGzRS, more than 40,000 people attended last year.

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Pascal Schürmann

Pascal Schürmann

Editor YACHT

Pascal Schürmann joined YACHT in Hamburg in 2001. As head of copywriting and head of the editorial team, he makes sure that all articles make it into the magazine on time and that they are both informative and entertaining to read. He was born in the Bergisches Land region near Cologne. He learned how to handle the tiller and sheet as a teenager in a touring dinghy on the Sneeker Meer and on a tall ship on the IJsselmeer. During and after his studies, he sailed on the Baltic Sea and in the Mediterranean. As a trained business journalist, he is also responsible for boat financing and yacht insurance reports at YACHT, but also has a soft spot for blue water topics.

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