Georg Breusing
Former DGzRS sea rescue cruiser from 1963, moored as a seaworthy museum ship in Emden's Ratsdelft and showing the work of the lifeboat crews.
About the museum
The sea rescue cruiser was built in 1963 at the Abeking & Rasmussen shipyard in Lemwerder and christened in Bremen-Vegesack in May 1963. It was named in honor of Georg Breusing, a senior customs inspector in Emden, who in 1861 founded the "Verein zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger in Ostfriesland" (East Frisian Association for the Rescue of Shipwrecked Persons) – a forerunner of the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger (DGzRS, German Maritime Search and Rescue Service), founded in 1865.
From June 1963, the roughly 26.7-meter vessel served at the Borkum station, an area at the mouth of the Ems marked by reefs and shoals. Three engines with a combined output of about 2,400 hp gave it a top speed of around 24 knots; it carried the daughter boat "Engelke up de Muer", named after Emden's coat of arms. By 1988, crews aboard the "Georg Breusing" had rescued 1,672 people in distress at sea or freed them from life-threatening situations.
After the ship was decommissioned in July 1988, the Förderkreis Rettungskreuzer "Georg Breusing" e. V. took it over at the end of 1988. Since then it has been moored as a floating museum in the Ratsdelft in the heart of Emden. Volunteers keep the cruiser – one of the last seaworthy rescue cruisers from the 1960s – in good shape as a technical monument; as with the DGzRS, its upkeep is funded by admission fees, membership dues and donations. On board, visitors get an impression of how the rescue crews lived and worked back then.
Highlights
- 26-meter-class rescue cruiser from 1963, still seaworthy
- Daughter boat "Engelke up de Muer"
- Insight into the work and daily life of the rescue crews on board
- 1,672 people rescued at sea in 25 years of service off Borkum
- Berth in the Ratsdelft in downtown Emden
- Founded
- 1988
- Operated by
- Förderkreis Rettungskreuzer „Georg Breusing“ e. V.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Children & teens | €1free up to age 5 · Children aged 6 and over and school students up to 16 €1. |
| Seniors | –No senior discount listed. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Groups of 10 or more by arrangement. |
| Families | €6Family ticket (with 2 children). |
2026 prices according to the official website.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Moored in the Ratsdelft in the heart of downtown Emden.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Museum ship run by volunteers; group visits by arrangement (ship's tel. 04921 20541). |
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