Multiple shipwrecks and the simultaneous docking of three cruise liners - Two maritime incidents involving shipwrecks and the passage of three cruisers
Ship Grounds in Warnemünde, Collision in Sellin: A Day of Maritime Incidents
On August 19, 2025, the Norwegian passenger ship Nordstjernen experienced an unfortunate incident when it ran aground at Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany. The grounding was due to a technical malfunction involving the pneumatic control system of its controllable-pitch propeller.
According to reports, the vessel was reversing from its berth at the Warnemünde cruise terminal when the engine failed to respond to forward power, causing the ship to drift and touch the opposite embankment. Fortunately, there were no injuries or pollution reported, and the crew managed to regain control and return the vessel to the berth under its own power. The tug Fairplay 55 later towed Nordstjernen to Rostock for inspection and a technical safety survey. After being cleared, Nordstjernen departed on August 20 to continue its itinerary to Skagen, Denmark.
Regarding a separate incident in Sellin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Baltic Sea coast, there are no recent reports available about a ship collision. The provided information primarily focuses on the Nordstjernen grounding at Warnemünde. If the collision in Sellin is a separate recent incident, more specific or updated sources would be needed to provide details.
In a happier note, Warnemünde welcomed three large cruise ships - the AIDAmar, the Viking Sky, and the Rotterdam - in hourly intervals on the same day. These ships were setting sail again in the evening, heading for Stockholm, Rønne, and Tallinn, respectively.
The 2025 cruise season in Warnemünde is a bustling one, with a total of 167 dockings by 36 cruise ships from 23 shipping companies registered. The festive conclusion will be the visit of the Amadea of Phoenix Reisen on December 18. This marks the third triple docking this season in Warnemünde.
The nearly 70-year-old Nordstjernen, a historic post ship, can accommodate up to 150 people on board. It had to change its destination to the Rostock harbor in the night due to a special event in Warnemünde the following morning. A diver deployed that evening found no structural damage to the ship, only some scratches in the paint.
In the previous season, Warnemünde counted over 148 ship dockings with more than half a million passengers. Despite the recent incidents, the port continues to be a popular destination for cruise ships and passengers alike.
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