Boot instead of ship: shock accident in the Peenestrom with alcohol drivers!

Am 2. Juli 2025 kenterte ein Mietmotorboot bei Wolgast nach Kollision mit einem Frachtschiff; drei Personen wurden gerettet.
On July 2, 2025, a rental motor boat at Wolgast capped after a collision with a cargo ship; Three people were saved. (Symbolbild/MND)

Boot instead of ship: shock accident in the Peenestrom with alcohol drivers!

On July 2, 2025, a serious boat accident occurred at the Peenestrom at around 8:30 p.m., not far from the ton of PN 43. A rental motor boat, which was occupied by three male people, came close to the cargo ship, the course on the port of Volgast. The approximately four -meter -long boat fell into the bow wave of the larger ship, capsized and then sank. This reports News.de.

Fortunately, the three people were able to stick to a bin until they were brought to safety by rescue workers, including the Wasser- und Seilfahrtspol police and the German Society for the rescue of shipwrecked. Another sports boat picked up the shipwrecked and brought them to Wolgast, where they were taken to the hospital with suspicion of hypothermia.

alcohol at the wheel

When checking the boat leader, the police found breath smell. A pre -test resulted in a value of 0.86 per thousand. This not only entails the arrangement of a blood sample withdrawal, but also an investigation due to the risk to traffic and negligent bodily harm. The water protection police are also required in this case, because according to Yacht.de is the uniform alcohol boundaries in Germany for all modes of traffic at 0.5 celebrities. In the case of commercial journeys or the transport of dangerous goods, there is even a zero-promille limit.

As part of the “Maritime Safety Days” 2023, numerous controls have already been carried out that concentrate on safety in shipping and sports boat traffic. During the first check -up weeks in March, over 100 passenger ships were inspected, with 29 violations of the safety regulations. In the future, too, increased monitoring of the waterways can be expected to avoid such accidents.

consequences of the accident

The incident of July 2 not only raises questions about security, but also for responsibility in water sports. While the recovery of the sunken sports boat is being planned, the investigation into the incident continues. It remains to be seen which legal consequences result from the accident. With the incident, this event is lined up in a worrying series of accidents in the maritime space, which has been documented in recent years by various reports, such as "https://www.bsu-bund.de/de/publikationen/unffallberichte_node.html" class = "source_2"> bsu-bund.de were.

In summary, this accident shows once again how important security is on the water. The cooperation between water rescue services, the police and the shipping authority will be crucial to avoid dangerous situations like this in the future.

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