On December 9, 1951, the lifeboat MRB 21 sank off the coast of Hvide Sande. Five lifeguards drowned so close to shore that people in town saw it happen. Twenty-one children lost their fathers. At the time, the town was 20 years old and had just over 1,000 residents.

Seventy-five years later, we are commemorating that day.

At 6 p.m., the lights in the city and at the harbor will be turned off for one hour, and we’ll walk together with torches from the old lifeboat to the memorial stone and on across the locks to the church.
Along the way, a work by light artist Jakob Fälling will illuminate a 22-meter-high facade on the lock island.

Fiskeriets Hus will be open to the public free of charge starting at 2 p.m. Meet at 6 p.m. in front of the museum.

Free admission, no registration required. Dress warmly.