Fire brigade saves sinking sports boat on the Rhine
Created: 05/16/2022, 10:08 am
By: Sebastian Richter
A sports boat threatens to sink on the Rhine near Ginsheim-Gustavsburg.
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Water runs into a boat near Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, there is no leak.
The fire brigade tries to pump it empty - initially without success.
Ginsheim-Gustavsburg - The fire brigade saved a sports boat on the Rhine from sinking.
The boat was on Sunday evening (May 16) around 6 p.m. on a branch of the Rhine near Ginsheim-Gustavsburg when it suddenly began to sink quickly, according to the police.
Four people were on board at the time, as reported by fnp.de.
According to a police statement, the crew managed to drive "onto the sandy shore of the 'field' in time".
This made it sink slower.
The water protection police in Wiesbaden supported the fire brigade and the DLRG from Ginsheim, Mainz and Kostheim in the rescue measures.
The boat continued to fill up with water, and the automatic pumping out didn't seem to work at first.
Sports boat threatens to sink: emergency services find the cause
The emergency services found that the fresh water pump led water into the boat.
Once the engines stopped, the forces were able to pump out the water and stabilize the boat.
The crew was not injured, nor was the water in the Rhine polluted.
The sports boat is now on a riser in Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, according to the police.
Last year, not far from where the pleasure craft threatened to sink, the police stopped a boater.
The drunk man tried to evade control - and jumped into the Main.
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