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Wreck finally dismantled
After almost two years, the wreck of the 'Nordland III#, which had been moored on the banks of the Ryck River in Greifswald, near the Bodden Bay, was being demolished with a CAT excavator with a sorting grapple. The scrap was separated on site. The ship had sunk in October 2023 in a severe storm, which swept across the Baltic Sea due to a failure of the bilge pumps following a lack of power. Two cranes lifted the wreck ashore in November to prevent danger on the federal waterway. After the sinking, a legal dispute ensued over responsibility for the ship. The owner remained unknown. Proceedings followed before the Administrative Court and the Higher Administrative Court. In July, the city of Greifswald announced that, following the proceedings before the Greifswald Higher Administrative Court (OVG), the State Office for Agriculture and the Environment of Western Pomerania (StALU) had initially declared itself responsible for dismantling the shipwreck. It also stated that the work should be completed by October 15, 2025. Report with photos and video: https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/greifswald/bagger-reisst-schiff-unweit-der-ostsee-auseinander-3918842
Wreck waiting for further proceedings
The 'Nordland III' has not been moved since having been lifted ashore in the Greifswald Wieck on Nov 13, 2023, with cranes on order of the city. Since then, the ship has stood on the bank between the barrage and Hotel Utkiek. The owners did not take any action at the time. The salvage operation was intended to eliminate dangers to the Ryck federal waterway as quickly as possible and avoid environmental pollution and contamination of the Ryck with oil and diesel still present on board. There are no plans to leave the shipwreck at its current location, which belongs to the State Office for Agriculture and the Environment of Western Pomerania (StALU). The administration itself doesn't yet know when the ship will leave. The salvage has so far cost 227,920 Euros. The ministry did not specify a deadline by which the wreck must be removed. There are no rental costs for storing the ship. Report with photos: https://www.nordkurier.de/regional/greifswald/das-schiff-das-einfach-nicht-bewegt-wird-2292967
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