Løkken Rescuestation

Photo: Løkken Turistbureau

Løkken Kystfiskerimuseet

Photo: Løkken Turistbureau

Løkken Kystfiskerimuseet

Photo: Løkken Turistbureau

Løkken Kystfiskerimuseet

The rescue station in Løkken was established at the same time as the rescue service in 1852. There were several rescue stations in the town, the current one being built in 1937. Many sailors were rescued from here, but one of the rescues most remembered in the town is the "sinking of the lifeboat".

On June 9th, 1929, an accident occurred in Løkken that caused great suffering to the residents. That day, two fishing boats were caught in a storm. As the lifeboat was being launched with 12 rescuers to rescue the fishermen, the worst thing that could happen happened. The fishermen managed to reach shore, but when a large, unexpected wave hit the rescuers, the lifeboat capsized. One of those in difficulty, fisherman Oscar Damgaard, sailed back to rescue the crew. As a result of the accident, the rescue station was relocated to its current location at the end of Ndr. Strandvej on the beach.

After the tragic incident, it was decided that the rescue station needed a more accessible location near the water. In 1937, the new rescue station was given the address Ndr. Strandvej, where it had previously been located on Sdr. Strandvej.

The station was closed in 1973 and converted into a museum in 1992.

After the rescue team left the station on Sdr. Strandvej, the building served many other purposes. Many remember the building as the former Peter Bådsmand fish auction house and today as the Huset HAVS restaurant and lifestyle store.

Also check out the Coastal Fisheries Museum's events calender. Here, museum volunteers organize open days and environmental days, "Fangst i Brændingen", in collaboration with the Danish Environmental Protection Agency.

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