Harlingerland (ship)

Harlingerland

Ship data flag  Germany Ship type Seebäderschiff Callsign DCCT home port Carolinensiel Owner Partner shipping company MS "Harlingerland" Shipyard Brothers Schürenstedt , Bardenfleth Launch May 1979

Ship dimensions and crew length 46.47 m ( Lüa ) 41.70 m ( Lpp ) width 8.5 m Draft Max. 1.41 m measurement 477 GT / 203 NRZ

Machine system machine 4 Volvo Penta TMD 120 A diesel engines Machine performance 820 kW (1,115 hp) Top speed 12 kn (22 km / h) propeller 2

Transport capacities Load capacity 81 tdw Permitted number of passengers 635 (442 in winter)

Others Classifications Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5KE + MC AUT Registration numbers IMO 7904592

The Harlingerland is next to the Wangerooge one of the ferry boats between Harlesiel and Wangerooge . The ship was built in 1979 at Gebr. Schürenstedt shipyard in Bardenfleth. The keel was laid on February 8, the ship was launched and completed in May 1979.

The ship is powered by four six-cylinder four-stroke marine diesel engines from the manufacturer Volvo Penta with an output of 205  kW each, which act on two fixed propellers . The ship also has a bow thruster .

Is operated the ship on behalf of the Deutsche Bahn belonging SIW shipping and Wangerooge island railroad through the shipping company Warrings ,

The Harlingerland is a pure passenger ferry, except for passengers, only their checked baggage and supplies for the island of Wangerooge are transported in small containers that are lifted onto the aft deck with a crane on the ship.

Collision & Incidents

In 1997, the 60-passenger Jens Albrecht III collided with the 392-passenger Harlingerland ferry . 14 people were injured in the accident and the Jens Albrecht III was badly damaged. Both captains were later blamed.

Incidents

On December 20, 2017, the "Harlingerland" hit a sandbank. The 48 passengers had to wait there until 11 p.m., the ferry started at 2:30 p.m. Then the ferry freed itself on its own. The cause of the accident is currently being determined.

See also

• List of Wangeroog ferries
• List of ferries on the East Frisian Islands

Web links

Commons : Harlingerland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• The Harlingerland on the website of the shipping company Warrings
• Data about the ship (shipping and island railway Wangerooge)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Sailing Information System: Maritime Emergencies Archive October 1997 ( Memento from May 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 12, 2010 now at archive.org
2. ↑ NDR: Deadlocked Wangerooge Ferry is free again. Retrieved December 21, 2017 .