Hatecke freefall lifeboat installation on board MV Jade

Hatecke GmbH|Lifesaving Solutions You Can Rely On

Hatecke GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of lifeboats, rescue boats and davit system.

All lifesaving equipment is being produced solely in Drochtersen / Germany. Under the ownership and management of Peter Hatecke approximately 540 boats and 450 davit systems have been built within the year 2008.

We put innovative developments into practice by applying state-of-the-art technology, by using the very latest materials and working in specialist teams to focus on every level of detail.

All after-sales activities will be covered by our own Hatecke Service GmbH and a world wide service network.

Visit Hatecke|at the SMM Hamburg

2010-07-20: From Sept. 7-10 we invite all marine professionals to meet us in hall B5 at stand 472 for information, questions and comments.

Committed to Quality

2009-10-07: Hatecke and Hatecke Service have recently been audited by GL. We achieved upgrade to ISO 9001:2008 certification.

Rescue of Survivors|of Sunken Superferry 9

2009-9-14: On September 9 the Philippine ferry sank in the southern Philippines with nearly 1000 passengers. The civilian ship MV Myriad helped in the search and rescue with their Hatecke rescue boat.

New Production Hall

Beginning of February, we moved into new productions facilities. The workshop which is 4250 m² in size...

New Websites

2009-01-29: Hatecke and Hatecke Service announce the release of their new websites...

Rescue at Sea|with Hatecke Boat

2009-01-21: The German Research Vessel “Maria S. Merian“ rescued an Italian couple from distress at sea…

Hatecke Movie –|Diversification Strategy

The cruise market is becoming more and more important for us. See a short movie clip (in German only) from November 2008.
Note: Please make sure your speakers are turned on.

watch the movie

Prevention of Product|Liability & Warranty

Service & Maintenance:|Exchange of Hooks

Hooks are part of the annual and 5-years inspections (see SOLAS changes enforced July 1, 2008). Before ordering a service please take into account that Hatecke hooks need to be replaced 5 years after production.