https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A collision between a vintage sailing ship and a container vessel in Germany injured five people and sunk the wooden ship which had just been restored at a cost of €1.5 million ($1.7 million), police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20190609/historic-german-ship-sinks-after-months-of-painstaking-renovation Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:55:47 +0200 historic-german-ship-sinks-after-months-of-painstaking-renovation A bag containing dangerous powder washed up on a small Dutch North Sea island on Thursday, after some 270 containers tumbled from one of the world's biggest cargo ships that was headed for Germany in rough weather, as authorities scramble to clean debris-strewn beaches. https://www.thelocal.de/20190104/dangerous-powder-from-lost-cargo-on-germany-bound-boat-found-on-dutch-island Fri, 04 Jan 2019 10:09:40 +0100 dangerous-powder-from-lost-cargo-on-germany-bound-boat-found-on-dutch-island A cargo ship caught in rough North Sea weather lost at least 270 containers, including four holding potentially dangerous substances, the Dutch and German coastguards said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190103/ship-loses-potentially-dangerous-cargo-in-north-sea-coastguard Thu, 03 Jan 2019 09:51:34 +0100 ship-loses-potentially-dangerous-cargo-in-north-sea-coastguard The biggest container ship in the port of Hamburg’s history docked at the Hanseatic city on Thursday. Almost exactly 50 years ago, the very first container ship was welcomed at the port. https://www.thelocal.de/20180316/worlds-2nd-largest-container-ship-in-hamburg-in-ports-50th-anniversary-year Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:46:26 +0100 worlds-2nd-largest-container-ship-in-hamburg-in-ports-50th-anniversary-year Police on Wednesday morning reported that 27 people had sustained injuries when a hotel ship collided with a motorway bridge on the Rhine river near Duisburg the evening prior. https://www.thelocal.de/20171227/nearly-30-people-injured-after-ship-rams-into-bridge-in-duisburg Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:17:36 +0100 nearly-30-people-injured-after-ship-rams-into-bridge-in-duisburg At The Local we always strive to bring you the most curious as well as the most important German stories of the day. This one never quite came about, but if it had… https://www.thelocal.de/20160809/scheisse-ship-the-greatest-viral-story-that-never-was Tue, 09 Aug 2016 18:41:23 +0200 scheisse-ship-the-greatest-viral-story-that-never-was 100 years ago on Tuesday, the British and German navies met in the biggest sea battle in history off the Danish coast – one which has become as controversial and hard to make sense of as the First World War itself. https://www.thelocal.de/20160531/jutland-history-first-world-war-navy-skagerrakschlacht-100-years-centenary Tue, 31 May 2016 09:46:26 +0200 jutland-history-first-world-war-navy-skagerrakschlacht-100-years-centenary Two dockworkers were killed on Thursday morning when part of a ship exploded in the port of Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. https://www.thelocal.de/20160331/two-killed-as-ship-explodes-in-western-germany Thu, 31 Mar 2016 12:43:46 +0200 two-killed-as-ship-explodes-in-western-germany The first years proved a difficult start for Germany's only deep-water port, Wilhelmshaven's Jade-Weser-Port container hub, inaugurated in 2012. But now its operators are seeking to make it a top terminal for supersize ships. https://www.thelocal.de/20150823/deep-water-port-ready-for-giant-ships Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:16:18 +0200 deep-water-port-ready-for-giant-ships Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that "everything" would be done to prevent more migrants dying in the Mediterranean in their quest for a better life in Europe. https://www.thelocal.de/20150420/germany-joins-calls-for-new-refugee-mission Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:38:36 +0200 germany-joins-calls-for-new-refugee-mission Chinese container ship 'The Globe' docked at the port of Hamburg on Tuesday as part of its maiden voyage. https://www.thelocal.de/20150113/worlds-biggest-ship-visits-hamburg Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:13:05 +0100 worlds-biggest-ship-visits-hamburg Hamburg water police were called out on Monday night after two drunk men drove their speed boat too close for comfort to the colossal cruise liner Queen Mary 2 on the river Elbe. https://www.thelocal.de/20140624/drunk-skipper-bothers-cruise-liner-hamburg Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:17:00 +0200 drunk-skipper-bothers-cruise-liner-hamburg A German researcher is leading the charge to develop fully automated ships, making it possible to ferry cargo across the oceans without any crew on board. But many hurdles remain. https://www.thelocal.de/20140409/german-researchers-raise-spectre-of-unmanned-robot-ships-2 Wed, 09 Apr 2014 13:36:00 +0200 german-researchers-raise-spectre-of-unmanned-robot-ships-2 Italian authorities have identified a German man among the 12 bodies recovered from the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off the Tuscany coast on January 13. https://www.thelocal.de/20120122/40265 Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:57:00 +0100 40265 Five German passengers who were on the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship when it ran aground off the Tuscan coast are demanding thousands of euros in compensation. https://www.thelocal.de/20120121/40255 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:04:00 +0100 40255 After an investigation largely cleared the commander of the naval training ship Gorch Fock of wrongdoing, calls are going out to put him back at the helm. He had been dismissed by former Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. https://www.thelocal.de/20110315/33719 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:42:00 +0100 33719 The fire aboard the Baltic ferry Lisco Gloria was largely out on Sunday lunchtime, leaving authorities working out a plan to eventually tow it to a harbour and conduct an investigation to find out what happened. https://www.thelocal.de/20101010/30393 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:49:00 +0200 30393