Danish Sea Rescue Society

The Danish Sea Rescue Society (DSRS) (in Danish: Dansk Søredningsselskab) is a voluntary organization that assists sailors in Danish waters in non-life threatening situations and can be called in by the Danish authorities for Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.

Danish Sea Rescue Society
Dansk Søredningsselskab
AbbreviationDSRS
Formation2004
TypeNon-governmental organization
Legal statusCharity
PurposeSea Rescue
HeadquartersHelsingør, Capital Region of Denmark
Region
Denmark
Membership
International Maritime Rescue Federation
Official language
Danish
Volunteers
approx. 170
Websitedsrs.dk

Founded in 2004 as a charitable non-governmental organization its self-prescribed mission is to alleviate critical situations at sea by providing "pro-active sea rescue" (in Danish forebyggende søredning).[1] Thereby it relies on donations and membership fees for financing. DSRS operates mainly in the Danish Straits, with stations in Årøsund, Bregnør, Copenhagen, Helsingør, Juelsminde, Kerteminde, Køge, Lynæs, Løgstør, Rudkøbing and Vordingborg. It is a full member of the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF).[2]

In 2019 the Danish Sea Rescue Society carried out 599 operations, all of them in coordination with or directly requested by the Danish Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC Danmark Archived 2019-05-03 at the Wayback Machine) in Aarhus.[3] The operations range from the towing of stranded or otherwise disabled vessels to searching for missing persons.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "skat.dk: C.A.4.3.5.9 Liste over godkendte foreninger". skat.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ Webster, Wendy. "Full Members". www.international-maritime-rescue.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ "Om DSRS". DANSK SØREDNINGSSELSKAB (in Danish). 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "Aarøs redningsbåd var først fremme ved drukneulykke" (in Danish). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. ^ "Thomas blev reddet i land af frivillige sejlere: Nu hjælper han selv nødstedte småskibe". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
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