A device for a basket (20) for scooping up or rescuing objects lying in the sea is described, where the basket, in connection to a landing site, such as onboard a vessel (10), can be shifted from a parked position to a scooping up position adjoining the sea surface (11), and vice versa, and a drive gear is arranged to operate the basket via a mounting unit, to provide said position shift. The device is characterised in that the mounting unit is an extended body (30) which is fastened to the basket (20), and the shift between the positions occurs in that the body (30) is displaced axially, and for placing the basket (20) in the correct rescue position in relation to the object, the body (30) is subjected to a rotary movement about its longitudinal axis.