Spiekeroog-4

The "Spiekeroog IV" ran aground at the port of Neuharlingersiel on Jan 2, 2026. At high tide, it was pushed too far onto a concrete ramp in the port and was unable to return to the se. The ship managed to free itself again at aroujund 9 p.m. Tthere was no damage to the hull. The ferry was already involved in a grounding incident in the storm Zoltan shortly before Christmas in 2023. At that time, the vessel had to be salvaged with a crane and remained stranded for several weeks. Report with photo: https://www.nwzonline.de/landkreis-wittmund/spiekeroog-iv-strandet-bei-neuharlingersiel-faehre-befreit-sich-selbst-vom-hafen_a_4,2,3366027148.html

In the morning of Jan 6, 2020, the 'Spiekeroog IV' with 140 passengers on board ran aground between Spiekeroog and Neuharlingersiel short time after leaving the island port. The lifeboat 'Neuharlingersiel' was called from the DGzRS station Neuharlingersiel but failed to refloat the ship. It remained stuck with all passengers on board for seven hours before it managed to back off the shallow which had built up in the fairway with the rising tide at 5.45 p.m. and berthed in Neuharlingersiel at 6.40 p.m. The passengers had been served with free meals in the meantime and got offered an open bridge. Photo: https://scontent-dus1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/82857497_2866288533421503_7103662013917691904_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_ohc=Q3ANB0QWL7YAQkd0o_FdDxUEtxQcwjO_QDnb4gokabVJFSl7jN8OE8gWw&_nc_ht=scontent-dus1-1.xx&oh=ad1b792fed42acf4cf5507a1f3f0f742&oe=5EA0ECE0