Gesina
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The sea rescue boat (SRB) Gesina was a 7-meter class boat belonging to the German Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked People (DGzRS). The boat was built in 1971 by the Schweers shipyard in Bardenfleth under construction number 6417. The internal name was KRST 19.
Naming
Gesina is a Frisian woman's name; the naming of the boat with this name expresses the attachment of the DGzRS to the German coast.
Technical Equipment
The lifeboat was equipped with radio systems, echo sounder , GPS , external bilge pump and a rescue port.
Like all "real" boats of the 7 m class, the boat had no radar device (further explanation: Kaatje sea rescue boat ).
Stationings
On June 22, 1971, Gesina came to the DGzRS station on the island of Wangerooge . From there she moved to Horumersiel in 1978 , where she stayed until 1980. After a break in service, she was stationed on March 20, 1981 in Gelting on the Baltic Sea, where she was until November 22, 1993 when she was decommissioned.
The DGzRS sold the boat in January 1994 to the Hooksiel shipyard , where it was used as a work boat under the name Emsig . Since May 1997, the restored Gesina has been standing in front of the island museum on the island of Wangerooge, its first location.