WEBVTT

00:00:09.957 --> 00:00:17.003
Christoph Plaisier is my name, I am the head of public relations
and the press spokesman for the DLRG in Cuxhaven.

00:00:21.088 --> 00:00:28.164
The rapid response group is integrated into the local water rescue.
And there we are about 45 volunteer members,

00:00:28.188 --> 00:00:33.392
who are on standby around the clock in case there is an emergency 
somewhere in or around the water.

00:00:33.416 --> 00:00:35.916
And then also try to help there.

00:00:36.391 --> 00:00:44.893
My name is Andrew Weigelt. I am the harness master,
some also call me the equipment manager, at DLRG Cuxhaven.

00:00:44.893 --> 00:00:51.892
We currently have four Unimogs in use:
We have a technical equipment truck,

00:00:51.892 --> 00:00:55.324
then we also have our diving equipment vehicle
and our tidal flat rescuer.

00:00:55.324 --> 00:01:00.884
Then we have our fourth Unimog,
which is actually our reserve Unimog for the tidal flat rescuer.

00:01:06.073 --> 00:01:14.625
So tidal flat rescue, especially during storms, i.e. thunderstorms,
is one of the standard missions.

00:01:15.049 --> 00:01:21.703
Perhaps one can say in principle,
that all missions with the Unimog wadden rescue vehicle,

00:01:21.703 --> 00:01:26.749
so everything that is in the Wadden Sea, of course, are always 
somehow challenging and exciting things.

00:01:26.773 --> 00:01:32.723
Simply because of the one thing that it is a very special terrain,
that the riders find there.

00:01:32.747 --> 00:01:36.812
We have a lot of silt fields, so there's always the danger 
of getting stuck somehow.

00:01:36.812 --> 00:01:40.612
And of course the biggest danger in the neck is always,
that the water will eventually surface again.

00:01:40.612 --> 00:01:43.565
That means that every operation there is absolutely time-critical.

00:01:46.511 --> 00:01:54.679
Every operation has a certain poignancy somewhere,
because there are always human lives at stake.