Tag: Boats and ships
Archaeology: Spectacular find shows how people invented seafaring – knowledge
The people of the Neolithic Age were obviously skilled seafarers: at least that’s what the worn remains of five canoes, more than 7,000 years old, that were found on the…
How people invented sea travel – knowledge
The people of the Neolithic Age were obviously skilled seafarers: at least that’s what the worn remains of five canoes, more than 7,000 years old, that were found on the…
Hapag-Lloyd reroutes routes – economy
After attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea, the Hamburg container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd wants to avoid passage through the Suez Canal until further notice. Hapag-Lloyd…
Lake Garda accident with luxury boat: Second trial against Munich – Panorama
What really happened that night in June 2021? An appeal court in Brescia, northern Italy, has now dealt with this question. It’s a night that begins like many summer nights…
Lake Iseo: After a boat accident, a 20-year-old is missing – Bavaria
A young German vacationer is believed to have died on a boat trip on Lake Iseo in northern Italy. According to the police, the 20-year-old woman fell into the lake…
There is no money for the Viking ship “Freya” – Bavaria
In 2016, three friends bought the Viking ship from the Vicky movies. They rowed with guests across Lake Chiemsee for several years. But since last season, several tens of thousands…
Harry Potter publisher killed in accident – Panorama
It was a holiday that many wish for. Adrienne Vaughan, 45, known as the American Harry Potter publisher, had come to Italy from the United States with her husband Mike…
Obituary for Bertram Rickmers: A Life for Shipping – Economy
If you want to see who shaped shipping, you don’t have to go much further than the Promenade at the Port of Hamburg. There lies the “Rickmer Rickmers”, a three-master…
Belfast: The “Titanic” shipyard “Harland & Wolff” is building ships again – economy
As the titanic was launched in the spring of 1911, people in Belfast were very proud. There, in the Harland & Wolff shipyard, what was then the largest ship in…
MV Werften: Suppliers warned early on of problems with the giant ship – economy
The state government in Schwerin is selling the million-dollar bankruptcy of the MV shipyards as a result of the pandemic. However, internal emails and documents show that bills were not…