200 passengers on board
Blackout: Heligoland ferry drifts on the North Sea
The Helgoland ferry MS "Funny Girl" is drifting on the North Sea with around 200 passengers on board on its way back to Germany. There had been a blackout, a classic power failure, said a spokesperson for the Elbe-North Sea Waterways and Shipping Authority (WSA).
According to the spokesperson, this is not unusual and can usually be rectified with on-board resources. Not in this case, however. The ferry was on its way back from the North Sea island of Helgoland to Büsum in Schleswig-Holstein.
Both generators failed
According to the "Hamburger Abendblatt" newspaper, a switchboard in the engine room's electrical system had stopped working. As a result, both generators had failed, the cooling of the engines and thus the engines themselves. According to the report, the emergency generator was unable to feed any power into the grid.
Tugboat arrived
The shipping company has requested private tugs to tow the "Funny Girl", said the WSA spokesperson. Official tugs are reportedly not involved. According to information from the ship tracking service Marinetraffic, tugs have already arrived at the passenger ship.
No casualties
There were no injuries. The sea was calm and no other ships or similar were involved in the accident, said the WSA spokesperson. However, the passengers will only be able to go ashore after a considerable delay.
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