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Curious maritime emergencyRussian stranded in Denmark and cared for by German tourists

Morten Strauch

 · 15.09.2022

Curious maritime emergency: Russian stranded in Denmark and cared for by German touristsPhoto: Andreas Erbe
Stranded yacht on the Danish North Sea coast
A Russian citizen stranded his 28-foot sailing yacht on the Danish west coast near Hvide Sande on Tuesday night. After struggling ashore, the exhausted and hypothermic solo sailor found help from German tourists, whose holiday home he knocked on

Now the case becomes curious. The Danish police are also in tow with the ambulance to ensure that there are no other people on board the stranded yacht.

Heine Bærentsen, police commissioner of Ringkøbing: "In conversation with the Russian skipper, it turned out that the man was on his way from Sweden to Spain to later sail across the Atlantic to North America. But he only made it as far as the west coast of Denmark."

Stranded yacht on the Danish North Sea coastPhoto: Andreas ErbeStranded yacht on the Danish North Sea coast

As the Russian does not have a valid visa for Denmark, but was travelling in Danish waters, the matter is further complicated by the recently tightened entry regulations as a result of the war in Ukraine. However, the stranded sailor claims to have lived in Ukraine during the war.

The latest news on the strange stranding is that the Russian has applied for asylum in Denmark. His ship has now been salvaged - what will happen to it is just as uncertain.

Morten Strauch

Morten Strauch

Editor News & Panorama

Morten Strauch was born in Schleswig in 1977, but grew up mainly in Lüneburg. He joined the Boy Scouts so that he could take part in a youth sailing camp in the Stockholm archipelago. After an internship at BOOTE magazine, he dropped out of his communications design studies, followed by 13 years as a freelance photographer and author for BOOTE, BOOTE Exclusiv and YACHT. In 2019, he was hired by Hanseyachts to serve as press spokesman and marketing manager. Consequently, the long-awaited first boat becomes a Hanse 291. Three and a half years later, he returns to Delius Klasing, this time as an editor for YACHT in the Panorama department. When not (also) privately on the water, Morten can be found scuba diving or collecting fossils on the coast.

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