Floating ferry in Rendsburg: maintenance work disturb traffic!

Floating ferry in Rendsburg: maintenance work disturb traffic!

Rendsburg, Deutschland - The suspension ferry over the North Ostsee Canal in Rendsburg will be serviced on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. For the duration of the maintenance work, the ferry will be removed until noon. The company should be resumed from 2 p.m., however, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians have to look for alternative ways, such as "https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/schehefaehre-in-rendsburg-werd-worte, Region Kielnews2154.html" Target = "Blank" Rel = "NOOPENER noreferrer "> ndr.de reported.

In the run -up to the maintenance work, there were already problems with the floating ferry. On Monday, February 5, the ferry had to be closed for a few hours due to strong winds. The block started at 4 p.m. and the company was resumed at 8:43 p.m. On Tuesday morning, when regular operation began, a defect was noticeable during the maintenance work. The maintenance started at 8:30 a.m. after the defect was determined. According to Thomas Fischer, spokesman for the canal administration, part of the emergency power line is defective, which leads to uncertainties about the exact duration of the failure because a spare part has to be ordered. When the spare part will be delivered is unclear and after delivery it has to be installed. Further restrictions are also available at the Nobiskrug channel ferry and at the ferry point in Sehestedt, where only pedestrians and cyclists can be taken on the basis of floods, such as shz.de reported.

Technical details of the floating ferry

The suspension ferry in Rendsburg is unique in the region and crosses 135 meters of the North Ostsee Canal in about 1.5 minutes. Since commissioning on December 2, 1913, the ferry has already covered more than 550,000 km, which corresponds to more than 14 trips around the earth. The ferry, which is 14 meters long and 6 meters wide, can transport up to 4 cars and 60 pedestrians and is powered by four electric motors. Their use is free of charge and the ferry transports around 1,000 people every day, around 143,445 cars annually. In addition, the floating ferry has been a listed building since 1988 and is retained by at least 2030, as was reported in further information on the unique building.