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The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution ( Dutch: '' Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij'', abbreviated: ''KNRM'') is the voluntary organization in the Netherlands tasked with saving lives at sea. For that purpose, it maintains 45 lifeboat stations along the Dutch coast of the
Official site (Dutch)
Official site (English)
Locations Lifeboat Stations KNRM in Google Earth
{{Authority control Sea rescue organizations Transport in the Netherlands Organisations based in North Holland Organisations based in the Netherlands with royal patronage Velsen 1991 establishments in the Netherlands Organizations established in 1991
The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution ( Dutch: '' Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij'', abbreviated: ''KNRM'') is the voluntary organization in the Netherlands tasked with saving lives at sea. For that purpose, it maintains 45 lifeboat stations along the Dutch coast of the North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. A sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Se ...
and Wadden Sea
The Wadden Sea ( ; ; or ; ; ; ) is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of low-lying Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tida ...
and on the IJsselmeer. It maintains 78 boats ranging from small boat to 21 meter long RHIBs. It also provides lifeguard services at some beaches on the Frisian Islands in the Waddensea, and the beach of Wassenaar. Its headquarters have been in IJmuiden since 1996.
History
The KNRM was created on 1 May 1991 by merging the Koninklijke Noord- en Zuid-Hollandsche Redding-Maatschappij (founded November 11, 1824), called the ''Noord'' (North), and the Koninklijke Zuid-Hollandsche Maatschappij tot Redding van Schipbreukelingen (founded November 20, 1824), called the ''Zuid'' (South). Between 1824 and 2006, they answered 36358 distress calls and saved 79887 people out of distress situations. Yearly they have about 1700 distress calls with about 3500 people saved (2008). The KNRM also operates the Dutch Radio Medical Service (a task taken over from the Netherlands Red Cross on January 1, 1999) and provides medical advice by radio to about 900 ships each year. Like the comparableRoyal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on s ...
, which operates in the UK and Ireland, and the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service, the KNRM is entirely financed by private donations.
Famous lifeboat-saviors
* Dorus RijkersFamous rescues
* Rescue of the RenownSee also
Similar organizations in other countries: ;Europe *Royal National Lifeboat Institution
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest of the lifeboat (rescue), lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on s ...
(Ireland and the United Kingdom)
* Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer (France)
* German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (Germany)
* Norsk Selskab til Skibbrudnes Redning (Norway, also called Redningsselskapet)
;Elsewhere
* International Life Saving Federation
* Whitfords Volunteer Sea Rescue Group - One of the 2 last independent charitable lifeboat stations left in Western Australia, the rest are government co-ordinated. There is no state or nationwide equivalent of KNRM or RNLI.
Citations
External links
Official site (Dutch)
Official site (English)
Locations Lifeboat Stations KNRM in Google Earth
{{Authority control Sea rescue organizations Transport in the Netherlands Organisations based in North Holland Organisations based in the Netherlands with royal patronage Velsen 1991 establishments in the Netherlands Organizations established in 1991