Reddet af fiskere i Nordsøen  Rescued by fishermen in the North Sea  Updated: 13 OCT 2024

Denne liste er lavet ud fra bogen A. Hjorth Rasmussen: Det er nødvendigt at sejle, 168 sider pdf, Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet, Esbjerg, 1980
Kopier af dokumenter fra Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet. Saltvandsakvariet med tak til Richard Bøllund og Søren Byskov. Fiskeriområder. Nordsøen.
Det omfattende arbejde i Airwar over Denmark af Søren Flensted. 45 flyvere sejlet til England+12 uden kendte navne.11 til Esbjerg+16 MACR. 84.

This list is based on the book A. Hjorth Rasmussen: Det er nødvendigt at sejle, 168 pages pdf Fiskeri- og Søfartsmuseet, Esbjerg, 1980
                                                                         (Sailing is necessary) see maps and more  Fisheries and Maritime Museum, Esbjerg 1980.
Copies of documents from the Fisheries and Maritime Museum with thanks to Richard Bøllund and Søren Byskov. Fishing areas. The North Sea.
The extensive work in Airwar over Denmark by Søren Flensted. 45 airmen sailed to GB +12 without known names.11 to Esbjerg+16 MACR. 84.
                                                                                        Found   More at Cemeteries or next step  Mere i Kirkegårde eller næste trin 

  + p046 WEL W5576         ?                                               110941  6 airmen sailed to Esbjerg                 6 flyvere sejlet til Esbjerg (MACR) 
  + p101 STI W7618            E28 "Dania", Esbjerg                  220842  3 airmen sailed to Esbjerg                 3 flyvere sejlet til Esbjerg (MACR) 
  + p213 STI EH952            E403 "Conni", Esbjerg                250843   7 airmen sailed to Esbjerg                 7 flyvere sejlet til Esbjerg (MACR) 
                                                                                                                                                           16 MACR
44 danske fiskekuttere var i England den 9. april 1940 eller søgte dertil i dagene efter og 19 kuttere sejlede mere eller mindre frivilligt vestpå.
9 kuttere gik over med folk, der ville væk fra Danmark. 23 kuttere blev opbragt af britiske flådefartøjer. Mange af danskerne kom til at fiske ved Island.
I den første del af krigen blev kuttere angrebet af allierede fly for at stoppe danskernes fiskeri til Tyskland. I 1943 blev der færre angreb, inden
de standsede helt. Nu var det vigtigere for de allierede at have fiskere som venner, der kunne redde flyvere fra at omkomme i Nordsøen.
Tyskerne angav tilladte fangstområder, og fiskerne skulle dagligt notere deres positioner. Skipperne vidste, hvor der var fisk! Tyskerne kunne altid
læse i logbøgerne, at kutterne havde været i de tilladte områder! (Kilde: "Det er nødvendigt at sejle")

44 Danish fishing cutters were in England on 9 April 1940, when Denmark was occupied, or sailed there in the next days. 19 cutters sailed there
more or less voluntarily. 9 cutters came with people who wanted to get away from Denmark. 23 cutters were arrested by vessels of the Royal Navy.
Many of the Danes went fishing near Iceland. During the first part of the war cutters were attacked by allied planes to stop the supply of fish from
Denmark to Germany. In 1943 the attacks gradually stopped. Now it was more important to the allies to have fishermen as friends who could
rescue airmen from perishing in the North Sea.
The Germans told Danes where they were allowed to fish. Every day the fishermen had to write their positions. The skippers knew where the fish
were! The Germans could always read in the logbooks that the cutters had been in the allowed areas! (Source: "Sailing is necessary")