150 years of donation ships: a tradition that saves life!
150 years of donation ships: a tradition that saves life!
Delmenhorst, Deutschland - In 2025, the donation ships of the German Society for Rescue Shipwrecker (DGZRS) celebrate their 150th anniversary. These small, handy boats, which are 32 cm long, 10 cm wide and 8 cm high, are used in various facilities such as pubs, medical practices and museums to collect donations. They are black and white red and have taken up to one million euros annually in recent years, reports Image .
The DGZRS is based in Bremen and was founded in 1865. The income from the donation boats finance the operation of 60 rescue ships, which are used at 55 rescue stations along 3660 km of North and Baltic Sea coast. The idea of increasing at small donations was launched in 1875 by Arwed Emminghaus, a journalist and economist. In the first year, 1240 donation boats were distributed in Germany, and over 67,000 have been produced to date. There are currently around 13,000 boats.
modern production and distribution
The donation ships were originally made from sheet metal, today the company J.H. Tönnjes in Delmenhorst you made of plastic. Every year between 500 and 1000 of this "32-centimeter class" boats are made. The DGZRS also distributes the donation ships to their sister companies in the Netherlands, Great Britain and Sweden. Supporters such as bestselling author Frank Schätzing actively campaign for sea rescue.In the Bremen town hall there is also a special donation ship in which Senate members have to pay if your cell phone is not silent. Since the foundation of the DGZRS, around 86,000 people have been saved from distress with the right ships.
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