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Funeral ship grounded off Juist
The 'Aegir' with ten people on board ran aground between the East Frisian islands of Juist and Norderney on Dec 6, 2025. At approximately 1:45 p.m., the MRCC of the DGzRS in Bremen were notified that as the tide went out, the funneral ship had become stuck on a sandbank off the eastern tip of Juist ("Kalfamer") less than 100 meters northeast of Juist, in the channel between Norderney and Juist. A southerly wind of up to force 4 with wind speeds of up to 28 km/h, and a strong ebb tide had pushed the vessel out of the fairway. It was stuck on a lee shore and therefore had no way to free itself. The lifeboat 'Eugen' of the Norderney station and the two lifeboats 'Wilma Sikorski' from the Norderney station and 'Otto Diersch' from the Norddeich station were deployed. An initial attempt of the 'Eugen' to refloat the ship failed, as the towing wire broke. The fast ferry "Inselexpress 2" offered its assistance, if necessary to take the ten people on board. However, despite its shallow draft, it could not reach the 'Aegir'. Only the sea rescuers were able to do so and came alongside with the very shallow-draft llifeboat 'Wilma Sikorski:', and, as a precaution, took the seven passengers and one crew member on board. The 'Wilma Sikorski' then transferred the eight people to the 'Eugen' This lifeboat brought them safely to the port of Norddeich. The two remaining crew members stayed on board. The two lifeboats 'Wilma Sikorski' and 'Otto Diersch' then made another attempt to free the ship, initially without success. With the rising tide, they planned to try again during the night to tow the "Aegir" off the sandbank, but later the vessel freed itself. It sailed back to Norddeich under the escort of the 'Eugen'. The German Social Accident Insurance Institution for the Transport Sector (BG Verkehr), informed of the incident, imposed a sailing ban. The investigation into the cause of the accident was ongoing. Reports with photos: https://www.seenotretter.de/aktuelles/seenotfaelle/seenotretter-bringen-passagiere-in-sicherheit https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/niedersachsen-bremen/einsatz-der-seenotretter--vor-juist-auf-sandbank-gelaufen---passagiere-von-bord-geholt-36935622.html
Fire one day after grounding
On Dec 7, the 'Aegir' caught fire in Norddeich. The smoldering fire was noticed by the crew at around 10 a.m. A crew member had gone aboard. for a routine check and noticed smoke coming from the passenger area. The man initially opened up the floor with tools and tried to extinguish the fire with a bucket of water. As the smoke then increased again, he called the Norden Volunteer Fire Department. The firefighters boarded the ship, wearing breathing apparatus. Using a thermal imaging camera, they were able to locate the source of the fire and further open up the floor and wall paneling. They used a reciprocating saw and pry bars for this purpose. With the saw, they also removed a massive wooden beam that was heavily charred. In the opened area, the emergency responders discovered, among other things, the exhaust pipes of the main engine, which were suspected to be the cause of the fire. When the ship had run aground on a sandbank off the island of Juist the previous day, the propulsion system was under considerable strain during the attempts to free itself. It was believed that a heat buildup occurred in the exhaust system, which later ignited the wooden floor structure. The fire department also removed insulation material from the cavities. Since ships of this age typically contain asbestos-containing insulation, the firefighters had to remove and pack their protective clothing with special precautions. A specialized company will clean it using a specific process. Report with photos: https://www.feuerwehr-norden.de/2025/12/07/brand-auf-einem-schiff/
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