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 Dozens of ships were stuck upstream on the Rhine on Tuesday morning, after a busy stretch of the river near Cologne was shut off. A number of ships ran aground on Monday, causing the closure and disarray. https://www.thelocal.de/20130820/51489 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:56:00 +0200 51489 Twelve Germans, including seven children, were rescued off Iceland overnight after their sailboat took on water in bad weather and later sank, the coastguard said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130809/51323 Fri, 09 Aug 2013 16:02:00 +0200 51323 German shipbuilder P+S applied for bankruptcy on Wednesday, after negotiations with its clients and suppliers failed. The move leaves around 2,000 fearing for their jobs. https://www.thelocal.de/20120829/44639 Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:29:00 +0200 44639 A burning cargo ship which has been floating around the Atlantic for several weeks is heading for Germany after an international row over where it could dock. But a politician says the German MSC Flaminia is a "ticking time-bomb." https://www.thelocal.de/20120824/44565 Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:27:00 +0200 44565 A stricken German cargo ship that was on fire for several weeks is now being towed aimlessly around the Atlantic Ocean because no European port will allow it to dock. The German owners are losing patience. https://www.thelocal.de/20120809/44263 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 17:48:00 +0200 44263 The captain of the "Nils Holgersson" cruise liner is facing serious charges after the coast guard ruled out a technical defect in last week's accident in the northern German port of Travemünde. https://www.thelocal.de/20120508/42405 Tue, 08 May 2012 10:55:00 +0200 42405 The body of a victim recovered from the semi-submerged cruise liner Costa Concordia a month ago was officially identified Friday as German tourist Margarethe Neth, Italian officials said. https://www.thelocal.de/20120324/41531 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:53:00 +0100 41531 German Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich has welcomed the suggestion to put privately-hired armed guards on cargo vessels to stop pirate attacks. https://www.thelocal.de/20110820/37083 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:55:00 +0200 37083 The "Disney Dream", the largest cruise ship ever built in Germany, is to leave its dry dock in the northern town of Papenburg on Saturday. It is the first of two ships to be built there for the US-based Disney Cruise Line company. https://www.thelocal.de/20101030/30853 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 12:22:00 +0200 30853 Half a million maritime enthusiasts are expected at Hamburg’s harbour this weekend to see a display of grand proportions – six giant ocean liners carving up the water against the background of a blue light festival. https://www.thelocal.de/20100730/28845 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:43:00 +0200 28845