Crew Reviews, Ratings & Info for Kap-Arkona

The hull and bottom of the "Lady von Büsum" was surveyed by divers and naval experts in the morning of May 7 following its grounding. The ship was then allowed to resume its service and started its next trip to Helgoland and back to Büsum at 9.15 a.m. the same foremidday.

The first attempt to take off the 136 passengers of the "Lady von Büsum which had got stuck near the seal banks at Buschsand, about three miles west of Trischen island, on May 6 failed due to the low water level at the uncharted sand bar. At 9 p.m. the next attempt was started to transfer them onto the passenger m/v "Ol Büsum" (IMO: 6618691). They were expected back in Büsum around 10 p.m. Only one couple had been evacuated in the run of the day, the man was in need of medicaments at 7 p.m. and was accompanied by his wife to shore. The "Lady von Büsum" refloated around 9.30 p.m. and proceeded back to Büsum where it berthed at 10.30 p.m. Divers were to undertake a survey of the hull in port. German report with photos: http://www.seenotretter.de/presse/pressemitteilungen-im-detail/article/seenotretter-bergen-136-passagiere-von-festgekommenem-ausflugsschiff-ab.html?tx_ttnews[backPid]=30&cHash=2fb5744f1dc465d486d4bcf310981bb3

On May 6, 2013, at 12.15 a.m. the "Lady von Büsum" ran aground enroute to Cuxhaven off Büsum with 136 passengers on board. The ship veered off course and got stuck seven miles off ist homeport on a sandbar. The passengers were taken off by the lifeboat "Theodor Storm" from the DGzRS-Station Buesum and taken to shore. The boat then remained on standy while the crew of the "Lady von Büsum" was waiting for the flood which was expecfed at 11.19 p.m. hoping the ship would refloat without assistance.