Munich (ship, 1961)

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Munich p1
Ship data
flag GermanyGermany Germany
Ship type trawler
Shipyard Seebeck shipyard, Bremerhaven
Build number 875
takeover 1961
Whereabouts Sunk off West Greenland on June 25, 1963
Ship dimensions and crew
length
64 m ( Lüa )
width 11 m
measurement 941 GRT

The Munich was a fishing trawler of the "North Sea" German deep sea fishery in Bremerhaven . The ship sank off West Greenland on June 25, 1963 . The sinking, in which 27 of the 42 crew members perished, is considered to be one of the worst accidents in the history of German deep-sea fishing.

description

The fishing motor ship Munich was built in 1961 as hull number 875 by the Bremerhaven Seebeck shipyard for the "North Sea" German deep sea fishery. In the same year, the shipyard delivered a second identical ship of the type, hull number 876 with the name Bremerhaven , to the shipping company. The rear catcher, measured at 941  GRT, was 64 meters long and 11 meters wide. At that time it was considered the most modern ship of the shipping company.

Downfall

The trawler was at the end of a four-week fishing trip off the west coast of Greenland. After being on the morning of June 25, 1963 from the fjord of Færingehavn where diesel fuel was leaked had been stashed away, there was a water break on board. The trawler sank less than two hours later. Presumably the water penetrated through defective scuppers , which are normally secured by non-return valves . When the trawler went down, three crew members were killed, the others were able to save themselves on the life rafts . However, since the life rafts were damaged, only 15 crew members could be rescued alive in the end. As it turned out later, contrary to the regulations, the life rafts had not been thrown overboard in their packaging, but rather unpacked on deck and damaged in the process.

literature

  • Hans Petersen: Death in the icy sea: the tragic-dramatic sinking of the fishing motor ship "Munich". Hauschild, Bremen 2007, ISBN 3-89-757395-4 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 50 years ago: The greatest catastrophe in German deep-sea fishing , Fischmagazin, June 25, 2013. Retrieved on July 17, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b Stefan Krücken: Death in Ice Water , Der Spiegel , December 11, 2009. Retrieved on August 28, 2020.
  3. ↑ a b Floating Coffins , Der Spiegel, 29/1963, July 17, 1963. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Stefan Krücken: Untergang im Eismeer , Der Tagesspiegel , August 18, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

Coordinates: 63 ° 27 '0 "  N , 51 ° 23' 0"  W.