Overview

• Salvors exposed the wreck near Scharhörn with a suction hopper dredger and hoisted it using the Dutch floating crane Matador 3.
• The hull fractured into two parts during the lift, according to the Waterways and Shipping Office Elbe–North Sea.
• One large section was transported on a pontoon to Cuxhaven, where it awaits scrapping and battery disposal.
• Preparations are underway to recover the remaining section, and officials have not disclosed costs or potential scrap proceeds.
• Authorities reported no munitions on board and said the site is not a war grave; the wreck has been documented since at least 1960 and was last surveyed by BSH in 2023 at about 20 meters depth.