Overview

• The ferry ran aground in the shallow Schaproder Bodden on June 18 after a suspected technical defect disabled its propulsion.
• Rescuers from the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbrüchiger first sent a rescue boat and then deployed a more powerful rescue cruiser to tow the 40-metre vessel free.
• All 142 passengers and four crew members were brought to safety without suffering any injuries.
• Once freed, the ferry resumed its journey from Vitte on Hiddensee to Schaprode under its own power.
• The grounding and subsequent rescue effort delayed the ferry’s arrival in Schaprode by about three hours.