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Salvage ship raised sunken cutter

The cutter "Kulle Christoph" has been raised by the 'Noorcat' on the evening of Jan 16 in a large-scale operation on behalf of the Heikendorf municipal utility (GWH), which is in turn is the owner of the port and thus obliged to remove the wreck. The last owner of "Kulle Christoph" is personally insolvent and has not looked after the ship for a long time. The tug "Seelöwe" from Kiel was moored at the port jetty right next to the sunken cutter in order to stabilize the salvage ship "Noorman". Both ships were being used by the company My Captain GmbH from Kiel. The tug and charter company was on site with trained specialists. The team from Unterwasserkrause Mutzeck GmbH from Schellhorn supported the salvage operation with divers, who secured the wreck with ropes and attached them to the traverse of the salvage ship. After a good three hours, the ship was ready to be levelled until the deck was sticking out of the water evenly. Then the wreck was lifted onto the deck of the salvage ship using the ship's crane along with a shore based mobile crane of 200 tons lifting capacity of the Willer Company, as ist was much heavier with a weight of 45 tons than certicicated.. It can still float, but it is no longer allowed to do so. On Jan 17, it wasdelivered to the KSH (Kiel Scrap Dealer) in the east shore port of Kiel at 8.50 a.m. UTC in order to be scrapped. The cause of the sinking in Möltenort Harbor remained unclear. The police have begun investigations. During the salvage operation, water police officers were on site. An examination of the wreck, once outside the water, was to be carried out as part of the investigation. Report with photo: https://www.kielerleben.de/news/kieler-foerde-kutter-moeltenort-geborgen-10027923.html

Noorman raising sunken cutter in Möltenort

Preparations are being made in Heikendorf in the Kiel Fjord to raise the sunken German f/v 'Kulle Christoph-SK 30, 12,26 gt (CS: DWIR).. The "Noorman", a multifunctional salvage ship from the My Captain company in Kiel, arrived in the port from its previous location in Stralsund on the evening of Jan 15, 2025. In order to stabilize the 23-meter-long salvage ship with a crane on deck in Möltenort harbor, the tug "Seelöwe", which is moored at the jetty next to the sunken cutter, is supporting the operation. The dive company Unterwasserkrause Mutzeck GmbH from Schellhorn sent divers into the basin. Their task: to attach the cutter to the traverse of the salvage ship with ropes. The ITT-Port Consult GmbH is supervising the operation on site on behalf of the Heikendorf municipal utility company (GWH). The wreck will be be lifted piece by piece, with water being pumped out of the hull every now and then. The Heikendorf municipal utility company is the owner of the Möltenort port. Because the owner of the cutter is insolvent and has stopped looking after his boat, the GWH is obliged to take care of the salvage of the wreck. The 10.72 meter long cutter sank on Jan 2. The 12 meter long ship was built in 1984 at the Bieritz shipyard in Friedrichskoog as 'Helga I-KAS 1'. Until June 30th, 1990, it was registered as 'MAA 2 Pilgrim'. On May 19th, 1993, it was registered as 'SK 30-Kulle Christoph'. It was in service until 2018, after which it was laid up in Möltenort. In 2024 it was offered for sale in poor condition by the Heikendorf municipal utilities, who tried to find ways to dispose of it, but without success until it sank. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/ploen/gesunkener-kutter-in-heikendorf-bergung-wird-vorbereitet-YCQP2ONKB5APHFJSKFCIYRDVAM.html