BREMERHAVEN

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Ferry out of service

The ferry service between Bremerhaven and Nordenham-Blexen is currently limited because the "Bremerhaven" had to be taken out of service on Feb 20 until probably Feb 24, 2015 and sidelined in Bremerhaven due to a technical fault in the steering control. Only on ship remained in operation in 40-minute intervals because only on Feb 23 a technician will be available to repair the control system.

Ferry ran into anchoring vessel - three injured

The "Bremerhaven" was in collision with the Dutch cargo m/v "Fiducia" on Blexen Roads in dense fog in the evening of Nov 25, 2014. Two crew members of the ferry and one passengers suffered slight injuries, one was taken to hospital. The ferry suffered significant damage at one side of the hull. The ferry returned to the fishing port in Bremerhaven and entered the Bredo Shipyard in Bremerhaven on Nov 26 at 1 a.m. for repairs. The water police Bremerhaven launched an investigation including an analysis of the radar data. The ferry service to Blexen was maintained with the one remaining ferry. The "Fiducia", which had come from Gdansk and only had suffered slight damage in the accident, remained seaworthy and berthed at the South Quay in Brake on Nov 26 at 9 a.m. German report with photos: http://www.radiobremen.de/nachrichten/kurz_notiert/faehre-nordenham-unfall100.html