Welt ahoi!
On the afternoon of November 4, the 37 meter long ro-ro passenger ferry Welt ahoi! (MMSI: 218013580) allided with another ferry on the Trave River at Travemünde, Germany. The Welt ahoi! had become disabled and allided with the 36.5 meter ferry Travemünde (IMO:211513530). The Travemünde, which had been loading cars and passengers, stopped and came to the help of the Welt ahoi!. The Travemünde pushed the Welt ahoi! until it was moored at the pier. There were no passengers onboard the Welt ahoi! at the time.
Reports state the Welt ahoi! was testing the vessel’s drive system at the time of the incident. That system suffered a complete failure resulting in loss of steering. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.