Inside a WWII Rescue Buoy: Exploring the Last Secret "Floating Hotel"
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Last year, I made a video all about the "Rettungsboje" or Rescue buoys, a unique rescue craft designed to act as floating rescue stations for the lufftwaffe during WWII. What I didn't realise was that one had survived - and so I went out looking for it.
Bunkermuseum Terschelling:
https://bunkersterschelling.nl
Gert's Website:
https://gertkracht.nl
The amazing 3D Models by Brendon Kibler! Check him out: http://lumoize.artstation.com
One of Our Aircraft is Missing:
https://amzn.to/3QYcTZL
Some great info on the Rettungsboje
http://www.luftwaffe-zur-see.de/Seenot/Rettungsbojen.htm
Videos of Buoy Being Moved & Recovered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVqJh_Vzw9k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTfQvyTNYcY
00:00 - Intro
00:55 - Thanks Opera!
02:39 - Development of the "Lobster Pot"
04:11 - What Happened to the Rescue Buoys?
04:56 - A Surviving Buoy?
05:28 - Gert's Story
07:53 - Almost Lost
08:09 - Saving the Rettungsboje!
10:09 - Visiting the Buoy!
11:24 - Lets Climb Inside!
14:29 - Meeting Martin & The Team
16:10 - Contribution from Daisy (the Dog)
16:16 - A Familiar Voice?
17:00 - Waffling on a Bit
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