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Harbour ferry sold to Adler Company
The Kiel Towing and Ferry Company SFK has sold the 'Schilksee' to the Sylt based Adler Ships shipping company and have reached an agreement with the municipality of Laboe regarding the continuation of the tours in Kie, starting Easter 2026. A contract regarding the use of the dock was signed with the municipality of Laboe on Nov 7, 2025. There is also a verbal agreement with the SFK and the City of Kiel's municipal holding company regarding the use of the SFK docks. The “Schilksee” can thus continue operating on its established route with departures at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. in 2026. The "Schilksee" can also be offered for charter trips on the Kiel Fjord. The ship will enter te dry dock at the EWD in Kiel to have some work done on the ship before the formal handover to the Adler Shipping Company in January 2026. Report with photos: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/hafenrundfahrten-kiel-2026-adler-schiffe-uebernimmt-schilksee-5V6XJFBLPJFITPBYPZ777THXQ4.html
Passenger ferry was speared
On July 27, 2013, the "Schilksee" allided with the Dutch charter sailing s/v "Atlantis" (IMO: 8333635) at the Tiessen Quay in Kiel-Holtenau and got speared by its bowsprit. When leaving the quay during a harbour round trip, the passenger ferry was caught by a wind gust at 12.20 p.m. and drifted towards the sailing ship which was moored at the quay and its starboard smokestack got tangled in the bowsprit of the "Atlantis". Initially the "Atlantis" could have suffered damage in such a manoever, a part of the smokestack of the "Schilksee" was welded off to get the ship released. In the night of July 29, a new plate was welded onto the smokestack and the "Schilksee" returned to service. German report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Ploen/Heikendorf-Foerdedampfer-MS-Schilksee-laeuft-vor-Moeltenort-auf-Grund
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