Rescue: The Rescuers at Sea in the Overseas Territories in the spotlight, spotlight on Anke Roosens, deputy patron of the SNSM station in Saint-Martin

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The National Society for Rescue at Sea (SNSM) has decided to honor all 9000 SNSM Rescuers at Sea and, in particular, those who work in overseas territories. Starting with Anke Roosens, deputy patron of the SNSM station in Saint-Martin.

Present in mainland France but also in overseas territories, the 9000 Rescuers at Sea are passionate volunteers with unique life histories and give of their time to rescue anyone in danger at sea but also on land.

In overseas territories, from the Antilles (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy), to Guyana, via New Caledonia, Reunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, more than 200 rescuers volunteers are available 24/24 and intervene for all types of missions: assistance to boaters or fishermen, towing and landing of boats, medical evacuations, personal rescue, awareness of the dangers of the sea, interventions during bites, bites at sea etc

With around thirty lifeguards operational or in training, the SNSM station in Saint-Martin represents 15% of volunteer lifeguards at SNSM overseas stations.

 

Focus on Anke Roosens, a boss who sets the course

For the past ten years, Anke has been a lifeguard at the SNSM station in Saint-Martin. First a canoeist, then a sub-patron and deputy boss, she has now been in charge of more than 2017% of search and rescue operations since 80. She also provides coaching for swimming training for lifeguards once a week. Very professionally active, Anke also supports the CROSS-Antilles Guyane to serve as an interface with non-French-speaking shipwrecked boaters since she speaks more than 6 languages!

 

Donations

As in Metropolitan France, the overseas rescue stations are financed in large part thanks to the generosity of the public. It is therefore thanks to donations that rescues at sea can continue, and that the funding of rescuers' training, but also the maintenance and renewal of lifeboats can be ensured. To support the action of the Rescuers at Sea, make a donation on: https://don.snsm.org/soutenir (You can choose to allocate your donation to the station of your choice).

 

Recruitment

Volunteers, the Rescuers at Sea have, for the most part, a professional activity in parallel with their commitment. Despite always looking for new recruits to accompany them. To join them and become a lifeguard, you have to live at least 15 minutes from the lifeguard station to get under way very quickly in case of interventions. To become a lifeguard and train in sea rescue: contact the station closest to you: https://www.snsm.org/ (Network section - to find the contact details of the chosen rescue station).

For people who may be interested in rescue at sea, a weekly meeting takes place every Thursday evening, from 19 to 20 p.m., at the SNSM station room, located in front of the Fort-Louis Marina.

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