Apollovej

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Apollo.

The ship is close to new as it travels from Newport in England to Szczecin in Poland. The two-masted ship reaches the west coast of Jutland in early summer. The year is 1844. The brig from Gdansk is loaded with almost 300 tons of railway rails, weighing the ship down in the waves. The 9 men on board the Polish ship don't make it any further than Holmsland Klit.

On the night of June 9, the Apollo is stranded off Haurvig. The rescue service reacts quickly and rushes to initiate the rescue operation. The rescuers manage to recover the entire crew and everyone survives.

On July 5, an auction is held to sell everything from the ship. For sale are oak and pine ship timbers, ship iron, ropes, anchors, iron chains and sails. The ship's hull is also for sale. 170 pieces of railroad track have been successfully recovered from the wreck and are also included in the auction, along with the right to fish the remaining railroad tracks from the sunken cargo on the outer sandbar.

Get closer to the rescue services of the past and the coastal rescue service of today in the exhibitions at the Fishery House.