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Scandlines ferries sidelined and searched due to bomb threat

In the afternoon of June 7, 2017, the "Schleswig Holstein" went back on the track as the first ferry of Scandlines which had temporarily suspended traffic between Germany, Denmark and Sweden due to an unspecified bomb threat by telephone. The ship was sailing without passengers and cars. Shortly thereafter the "Deutschland" from Rødby arrived. In Gedser the "Berlin" started sailing again. Both the route Puttgarden - Rødby and Rostock - Gedser were affected. In Puttgarden the ferries "Kronprins Frederik", which is used for dangerous goods, and "Prins Richard" were held in the port. They had already been unloaded and were searched in the course of the afternoon for explosives. The Danish police cleared ferries in Rødby and Gedser for safety reasons. They had got a clue that made it necessary to investigate the ferries in the two ports. The passengers had left the ferries sailing between Rødby and Puttgarden on Fehmarn as well as Gedser and Rostock. The eviction took place quietly and without drama. The "Copenhagen" was sidelined in Rostock by late afternoon, and the "Deutschland" remained at the quay in Rødby in Denmark, the Lübeck police said. She and the "Prinsesse Benedikte" were temporarily unable to leave port because of the situation. The water police Travemünde established a steering committee and was examining further measures in close cooperation with the Danish counterparts. In Puttgarden traffic was massively affected. Until the evening all rail connections were canceled. Cars and trucks were standing in long queues at the ferry terminal and on the evasive parking lots, which were almost completely occupied.

Ferry Group Scandlines Attracts 3 Private Equity Offers

Private equity groups 3i and Allianz Capital Partners have attracted three tentative bids for their jointly-owned ferry group Scandlines, a person close to the transaction said, reports Maritime Executive. "The offers handed in by the Friday (April 5) deadline all came from private equity investors," the person said. 3i and ACP each own 50 percent of the southern Baltic's largest ferry group, which carries roughly 12 million passengers annually. In October, the investors appointed Goldman Sachs and ING to organise the sale, hoping to get up to 1.4 billion euros ($1.80 billion) for the group. Private equity investors including Apollo, Axa Private Equity and Nordic Capital have shown interest in Scandlines, the source said, adding it remained unclear if they were the among the bidders. More at http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Ferry-Group-Scandlines-Attracts-3-Private-Equity-Offers-2013-04-05/

Fire on Dutch truck

In the morning of June 22, 2011, a truck caught fire aboard the ry "Schleswig-Holstein" a few minutes after its departure from Puttgarden to Roedby. A deck hand routinely patrolling the car deck remarked the fire and was able to extinguish it. The fire was caused by a cooling unit of a Dutch semi-trailer. No damage to other vehicles was reported, and the ferry could continue the trip to Denmark. The water police from Puttgarden investigated against the driver on suspicion of endangering ship traffic. The Federal Institute of Maritime Casualty Investigation requested a report.