Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Bremen

Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Bremen
(MRCC Bremen)

MRCC overview
Formed	1982
Jurisdiction	Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen
Headquarters	Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, North-Germany 53°04′15″N 8°48′26″E
Parent department	German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS)

Marine Rescue Coordination Center Bremen at the river of Weser

The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre Bremen (Deutsch: Seenotleitstelle Bremen) is responsible for coordinating air-sea rescue for the German sea-area of North Sea and Baltic Sea. MRCC Bremen covers a shoreline of 3.660 km length and is owned an operated by German Maritime Search and Rescue Service (DGzRS) at their headquarter in the Hanseatic City of Bremen.

MRCC receives emergency calls and coordinates search and rescue activities in its area of responsibility. It is also leading and coordinating about 60 German SAR-boats, run by DGzRS in all waters.

MRCC runs Bremen Rescue Radio (Call: „Bremen Rescue“). BRR is listening on VHF channel 16 and 70 (Digital Selective Call), as well on shortwave 2187,5 kHz, DSC.

After the omission of the regular Coastal radio stations it was necessary within the framework of the GMDSS, to have a station for the German sea areas A1 and A2. The Danish Lyngby Radio covers sea area A2 by Medium frequencys, while Bremen Rescue Radio covers sea area A1 for North Sea and Baltic Sea, operating at VHF with a network of repeater along the coastline. The official handover of coastal radio service took place on January 12, 1999.