Freischleppen des festgefahrenen Kreuzfahrtschiffs auf Rhein Höhe Bonner Oper am 16.07.26 + O-Töne

On July 16, 2026, at approximately 9:05 a.m., the Bonn Fire Department was alerted to an incident on the Rhine near the opera house. Around 7:00 a.m., the cruise ship "Thurgau Gold" had become stuck stern-first on a sandbank during docking maneuvers due to low water levels. All attempts to free the ship independently had failed, leaving the 135-meter-long and 11.40-meter-wide hotel ship lying bow-first in the Rhine, pointing upstream towards the center of the river. All 75 guests and 40 crew members on board were unharmed. Among others, the crew of the rescue pumper from Fire Station 2 manned both multi-purpose boats (MZB) since the fireboat was currently out of service. They assessed the situation and secured the Rhine until the arrival of the water police. There was initial talk of using the event ship "Poseidon" to tow the vessel free, but this was ultimately not attempted. Ships were able to pass the scene at reduced speed. Here is the video of the fire department's operation this morning:    • Kreuzfahrtschiff festgefahren auf Rhein Hö...   Around 3:00 PM, the MZB (Multi-Purpose Boat) crew was re-manned. Around 4:15 PM, the cargo ship "Sardius" arrived and was able to tow the vessel free after about an hour. However, it immediately ran aground again, requiring another freeing, which took place around 6:00 PM. It was then towed to a landing stage near the Post Tower. During this time, shipping traffic was suspended. Only a few ships traveling upstream were allowed to pass. It was subsequently towed to the Niehl harbor, arriving around 11:30 PM. The following units were involved in the operation: the B-Service (Emergency Response Unit), the Press Service, the HLF (Heavy Rescue Pumper), the Crew Transport Vehicle 2, the MZB, the patrol boat Wiking Bonn, and the traffic safety vessel Bonn from the Cologne Waterways and Shipping Authority. According to press spokesman Heiko Basten, the FW 2 was not staffed by the volunteer fire department, even though the operation lasted several hours on both occasions. The ship, operated by Thurgau Travel and sailing under the Swiss flag, is a premium river cruise ship built in 2023, featuring 87 cabins and four suites. It can accommodate a total of 182 passengers and 40 crew members. Become a channel member and receive exclusive benefits:    / @einsatzfahrtenundso   Of course, it would also be great if you could make a one-time donation so I can continue producing unbiased videos for you. Of course, it would also be fantastic if you could make a one-time donation so I can continue producing neutral videos for you. Please use this IBAN: DE833706059000037235 69 You can also use this link: https://patreon.com/PatreonforCreator... Here's the link to my homepage: https://www.einsatzfahrtenundso.de Feel free to link to and share all videos. I'm happy to answer any relevant questions that haven't already been addressed. If you would like to use video footage or images, please send an inquiry to thomaskraus910(at)gmx.de. Here's the link to my homepage: https://www.einsatzfahrtenundso.de All videos may be linked and shared. #Thomas #Kraus #News #Press #Incident #Location #Incident #Alarm #EmergencyLights #rescue #emergency #lights #EmergencyResponders #EmergencyVehicle #Emergency #EmergencyResponse #EmergencyResponses #EmergencyResponse #EmergencySignal #SpecialRights #SignalRun #response #RightOfWay #EmergencySiren #Horn #Siren #Siren #ArrestHorn #AirHorn #BF #ProfessionalFireDepartment #FireDepartment #FireDepartment #FireTruck #FireTruck #Firefighters #Firemen #911 #112 #Firefighters #firefighters #emergency #firefighters #firefighters #volunteer #FF #Fire #Fire #Ambulance #Ambulance #ambulance #ambulance #emergencytransportvehicle #medical #service #emergencymedicalservice #paramedic #rescuehelicopter #RTH #intensivecaretransporthelicopter #ITH #Christoph #airrescue #helicopter #police #police #police #policecop #policeofficer #policeofficers #policevehicle #policecar #policevehicle #policeoperation #patrolcar #patrolcar #patrolcar #patrol #car #trafficaccident #traffic #accident #crash #trafficaccidentinvestigation #collision #accidentrecording #check #control #trafficcheck #policemotorcycle #motorcycle #motorcycles #policemotorcycles #motorcycles #halfgroupvan #van #riotpolice #riotpolice #riotpoliceunit #EHu #Demo #Demonstration #Protest #Resistance #ServiceDogChaserVehicle #DHFüKW #ServiceDog #DHF #Dog #dog #WaterRescue #Water #Rhine #Fireboat #FLB #MultipurposeBoat #MZB #Boat #WaterRescueOperation #FireboatAerialDepartment #GermanLifesavingAssociation #DLRG #Exercise #LargeExercise #Training #ContinuingEducation #OversizedTransport #HeavyTransport #HeavyTransportEscort