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Fishing vessel towed to Büsum
On Dec 5, 2025, at approximately 4:30 a.m., the captain of the "Doggerbank" contacted the sea rescuers of the DGzRS: After an engine failure, he and his deckhand were adrift with the disabled fishing vessel about five nautical miles west of St. Peter-Ording, roughly at the height of the Eider approach buoy. The lifeboat 'Theodor Storm' of the Büsum station immediately proceeded to the stricken vessel. On site, the sea rescuers established a tow line connection in southeasterly winds of up up to 19 km/h. They then towed the crab cutter safely into the port of Büsum. The 'Doggerbank' sailed again on Dec 9 towards the fishing gronuds. Report with photo: https://www.seenotretter.de/aktuelles/seenotfaelle/seenotretter-in-den-fruehen-morgenstunden-fuer-zwei-fischer-im-einsatz
Cutter crew saved pilot of downed aircraft
On May 6, 2024, the 'Doggerbank' recovered a double decker which had emergency landed off Büsum following a motor damage. At 10.20 a.m. the pilot had reported technical trouble between Heligoland and Büsum before going down on the water. The crew of the cutter saved the pilot and pulled the downed aircraft out of the water with its fishing gear. It was transported to Büsum then. Also the lifeboat "Theodor Storm“ attended, but the rescue operation had already been completed successfully. Reports with photo and video: https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/nach-notlandung-fischer-retten-flugzeugbesatzung-aus-der-nordsee-li.2218762 https://segelreporter.com/panorama/big-picture-tiefflieger-auf-der-nordsee-fischer-finden-flugzeug/
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