As of: February 8, 2024, 7:53 a.m
By: Marcel Prigge
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After a tragic ship accident in Hamburg, the salvage of the wreck is initiated.
The hope of finding the missing person alive is dwindling.
Hamburg - After a shipwreck near Hamburg's Köhlbrand Bridge, plans are underway to salvage the wreck on Thursday morning.
One person is still missing after divers, emergency services in boats and a police helicopter searched for him unsuccessfully for hours on Wednesday evening.
The police assume that the missing person cannot be saved alive.
Search for missing persons: Salvage of the sunken ship in Hamburg begins
The police plan to check whether the body of the missing man is on board while the sunken ship is being salvaged.
If this is not the case, no further extensive search operation will be initiated, reports the
German Press Agency
.
Due to the depth, current and poor visibility in the Elbe, it is almost impossible to find a dead person.
In this case you would have to wait and see whether and where the body appears on its own.
The search for the missing person was stopped at around 10 p.m. on Wednesday.
According to the fire department, the danger for the divers was too great due to the oncoming tide and the strong current in the deep Elbe.
In addition, the water temperature was only six degrees, which made it impossible to rescue lives after about four hours, according to a police spokeswoman on Thursday morning.
Accident in Hamburg – shortly before that the inland waterway ship “Alster” sank
According to initial findings, the missing person was a crew member of a mooring boat that collided with a push convoy shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
The 80 meter long inland waterway ship “Alster” sank the day before for unknown reasons in the Blumensandhafen in the Wilhelmsburg district.
The salvage of the ship is planned for next week.
At the time of the accident there were 3,500 liters of diesel and 1,400 tons of salt on board.
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