Danube ferry Mariaposching – Stephansposching

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The Danube ferry Mariaposching – Stephansposching in August 2014
Aerial photo of the ferry with the two ferry docks in August 2009

The Danube ferry Mariaposching – Stephansposching is a ferry connection over the Danube at river kilometer 2297.26 in the Lower Bavarian Gäuboden .

It connects the district road SR 35 in the district of Straubing-Bogen , which ends in Mariaposching, with the Deggendorfer district road DEG 13 in Stephansposching . The ferry operator is the Straubing-Bogen district, which receives part of the uncovered costs from the Deggendorf district . Due to an accident on April 19, 2016, the ferry service was stopped and resumed on April 3, 2019 with a new ferry.

history

A ferry connection has existed here since 1870 , and the vehicle was renewed in 1927. The formerly privately operated ferry has been under municipal care since 1981 and carries up to 20,000 passengers a year.

Average on April 19, 2016

On April 19, 2016, the yaw ferry sank during the crossing. It was loaded with a tractor combination and a pickup truck. The three people on board, the ferryman and two passengers, were able to swim to the shore and were hypothermic, but were otherwise unharmed taken to the hospital. The ferry came to rest in the fairway at a depth of approx. 2.50 m, with the loaded van being driven away 200 m. On April 21, 2016, the tractor team and the ferry itself were recovered using two special ships. The aborted van was lifted on April 20, 2016. The first results of the investigation indicate that the ferry is overloaded and that a technical defect cannot be assumed. The hull and the high rope system appeared to be largely intact after the rescue work was completed, but the ferry had suffered damage to the load-bearing structure, broken rivet connections and dents. According to an expert opinion by the ÖSWAG , it is impossible to repair the ferry vessel. The ferry service has been suspended until further notice.

Former ferry vessel (1927-2016)

former ferry vessel in July 2016, after the accident
  • Year of construction of the vehicle: 1927
  • Length of the vehicle: 18.00 m
  • Width above a: 4.59 m
  • Draft: 0.53 m
  • Dead weight: approx. 19 t
  • maximum load capacity: 13–15 t (depending on the water flow of the Danube)
  • Payload: six cars or 70 people or cyclists
  • Length of the high rope system between the masts: 326 meters

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Re-establishment of the ferry connection

In the district council of the Straubing-Bogen district, a controversy arose as to whether a cable ferry or a motor ferry should be purchased as a replacement.In the district of Deggendorf, the Federal Nature Conservation Association initiated a signature campaign for a technically simpler and more sustainable yaw ferry instead of a motor-driven vehicle. In April 2017, the district administrator of the Straubing-Bogen district, Josef Laumer , announced that, following an agreement with the Deggendorf district and the relevant resolutions of the district committee and district council, a motor-driven ferry would be procured. Following a Europe-wide invitation to tender, the order was placed with the Stahlbau Günter Müller shipyard in Spessart in summer 2017 . The new ferry will have a diesel-electric drive . The launch of the new ferry in Remagen took place on December 6, 2018 with a delay of several months due to the low water level in the Rhine in 2018 . With the newly built motor ferry Posching , which arrived in Mariaposching by water in February 2019, regular ferry operations were resumed on April 3, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Donaufehre Mariaposching-Stephansposching  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b BayernAtlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )
  2. ^ A b Danube ferry Mariaposching - Stephansposching. Internet presence of the district of Straubing-Bogen , archived from the original on April 21, 2016 ; accessed on April 21, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Nadescha Scharfenberg: With the dream boat across the Danube. Internet presence of the Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 25, 2014, archived from the original on April 21, 2016 ; accessed on April 21, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Recovery planned for Thursday. Sunken Danube ferry near Deggendorf. Internet presence of Bayerischer Rundfunk , April 20, 2016, archived from the original on April 21, 2016 ; accessed on April 21, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Now the ferryman is under investigation. Lost Danube ferry recovered. Internet presence of Bayerischer Rundfunk, April 21, 2016, archived from the original on April 21, 2016 ; accessed on April 21, 2016 .
  6. ↑ The old Danube ferry can no longer be saved . In: Bogener newspaper . October 28, 2016, p. 13 .
  7. ↑ Signature campaign for a yaw ferry of the Bund Naturschutz - local group Deggendorf, accessed on July 30, 2017
  8. ↑ District committee decides in favor of motor ferry. Ferry accident Mariaposching. Internet presence of Bayerischer Rundfunk =, March 13, 2017, archived from the original on January 31, 2018 ; Retrieved July 29, 2017 .
  9. ↑ It should be replaced by the end of the year. Sunken Danube ferry. Internet presence of Bayerischer Rundfunk , April 19, 2017, accessed on August 22, 2018 .
  10. ↑ The Mariaposching-Stephansposching ferry connection can be resumed in 2018. Press release of the Straubing-Bogen district office from July 25, 2017, accessed on March 24, 2018
  11. ↑ chh: Finally: The Danube ferry "Posching" is swimming. pnp.de, December 6, 2018, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Kathrin Unverdorben: Passed the driver's license: The Posching will be back on Wednesday. Bavarian Broadcasting | BR24, April 2, 2019, accessed April 2, 2019 .
  13. ↑ The new Danube ferry "Posching" is finally here. br.de, February 17, 2019, accessed on March 27, 2019 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 49 ′ 28.2 "  N , 12 ° 48 ′ 26.3"  E