Cruise ship collides with two container ships in Bremerhaven
No injuries have been reported so far after the collision involving Mein Schiff 3; police are investigating the cause.
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The cruise ship Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships while leaving Bremerhaven on Sunday. According to police and the regional broadcaster, no injuries have been reported and none of the vessels took on water.
The collision occurred in stormy weather in the port of Bremerhaven. After the incident, the cruise ship returned to Columbuskaje, where the damage is being assessed. Germany’s water police have begun investigating what happened.
According to broadcaster Tagesschau, two container ships and two tugboats were damaged. One of the container ships is said to have developed a crack approximately ten metres long. Police stressed that the extent of the damage and the cause had not yet been definitively established.
According to police, no injuries have been reported so far. Police and the regional broadcaster said that none of the vessels took on water. As the incident occurred in a port area, the investigation will examine, among other things, the influence of the weather, manoeuvres and the use of tugboats.
Bremerhaven is an important German port on the North Sea. The city handles both container traffic and cruise ships. Incidents while vessels are entering or leaving can affect port planning, but as of Sunday evening there had been no report that the port had been completely closed.
Mein Schiff 3 is owned by TUI Cruises, a Germany-based cruise operator. It was not yet known whether the voyage would continue or be modified. It first needs to be established whether the ship is technically safe enough to sail again.
The incident is relevant to Dutch readers because Bremerhaven is part of the Northern European logistics chain and is used by Dutch people as a departure point for cruises. The direct consequences for Dutch ports, freight flows or travellers were not yet clear on Sunday evening.
Police want to continue the investigation before making statements about responsibility. According to the available sources, footage circulating online has not been independently assessed by the authorities as complete evidence.
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The factual core has been confirmed by police and Tagesschau. Preliminary damage figures and the cause are clearly marked as uncertain.
- confirmed Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships in Bremerhaven on 25 October. — Confirmed by Polizei Bremen and Tagesschau. source
- confirmed No injuries have been reported so far. — Reported by Polizei Bremen and Tagesschau. source
- confirmed According to Tagesschau, one container ship had a crack approximately ten metres long. — Reported by Tagesschau; the damage is still being investigated. source
- confirmed The cause is still unknown. — Police are investigating what happened. source
Editor's note
The collision, the location and the absence of reported injuries have been confirmed by Polizei Bremen and Tagesschau. The extent of the damage, the cause and the consequences for the cruise remain provisional.Sources
More on this in Dutch media
- NU.nl — „bremerhaven scheepvaart”
- De Telegraaf — „bremerhaven scheepvaart”
- AD — „bremerhaven scheepvaart”