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Vertumus Shipwreck and the Beginning of Danish Rescue Services

Vertumus Shipwreck and the Beginning of Danish Rescue Services

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Vertumus Shipwreck and the Beginning of Danish Rescue Services

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Location: Lemvig, Central Denmark, Denmark

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August 3, 2022

The barque "Vertumus" ran aground and sank on April 13, 1847
At this point, 1 Danish mile (7 km) south of the stilt dike
the English barque "Vertumus" ran aground on April 15, 1847. She was
on the journey from London to St. Petersburg with a valuable item
Well. The ship was very quickly smashed by the sea. From the 13
Only 4 crew members came ashore alive.
The powered portion of the cargo was so valuable that soon afterwards
salvage work was carried out by divers. It became, among other things, tin ingots and steel flasks of mercury
recovered. The wreck was not found later by divers
been, but there may still be tin and mercury up
the seabed.
The stranding impressed the commissioner for action against
the sand drift C. B. Claudi so much that he then initiated an initiative to found and set up a Danish rescue service
took place. The first lifeboats were stationed at Harboøre and Agger Kanalen. After that, rescue stations were set up along the
entire Jutian west coast, parts of the east coast and on Læsø and
Furnished.

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Vertumus Shipwreck and the Beginning of Danish Rescue Services

1. Bench With Sea View – Thyborøn Beach Bunkers loop from Harboøre

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