Ghost boat on the Rhine: Large deployment in Remagen causes excitement!

Ghost boat on the Rhine: Large deployment in Remagen causes excitement!

On Tuesday afternoon, June 10, 2025, a driverless rubber boat caused excitement on the Rhine. At 4:20 p.m., the Andernach water protection police station received the message about the orphaned boat, which was spotted in the Remagen-Kripp area at Rheinkilometer 631. At first it was unclear whether there might have occurred to an accident because there were no people on board, which increased the alert readiness of the emergency services.

: The fire brigades from Remagen and Linz, an emergency service with a rescue helicopter and the police helicopter relay set off. The large unit of shipping on the Rhine was also warned. The inflatable boat was finally secured and brought to the bank. Despite an extensive search with boats and helicopters, the action remained with no result, since there was no evidence of missing people. According to initial investigations, the boat has probably solved itself from the rising water level from the bank, which is why the Water Protection Police Andernach now leads the further investigations, as [Blick-aktuell.de] (https://www.blick-aktuell.de/nachrichten/gross-beirbende-bei-auf- der-dem-demrhein-630527.html) reports.

rescue operations and emergencies on the Rhine

There was another large rescue operation on Friday evening of the previous week at Bad Säckingen. Two vacationers from Hamburg caused excitement at the wooden bridge after they were in need and called for help. More than 80 fire brigade, DLRG, DRK and police from Germany and Switzerland moved to search the Rhine to Schwörstadt with seven boats. A rescue helicopter was also used. The cries for help were heard in the area of ​​the Bad Säckingen rudder club, but no other people could be found. Finally, the missing holidaymakers appeared on the Swiss side on the Swiss side and reported to the police. The costs of the emergency campaign are expected to be passed on to those affected, since there is no negligence, such as [suedkurier.de] (https://www.suedkurier.de/region/hochrhein/bad-saeckingen/zwei-verhawen-fuer-fuer-auf- der-demrhein ;art37258,102454) reports.

These incidents are involved in a series of rescue campaigns on the Rhine, in which several men have jumped into the water in the past few weeks, partly under the influence of alcohol and needed help. The rescue costs can vary significantly and are often not insignificant, depending on the depth of operations and used forces. The water protection police state that an hour of work per official costs around 70 euros without counting the vehicles. Nevertheless, everyone should call in need and are not afraid of the costs. As the DLRG emphasizes, life and security are always the most important thing, and people should be in danger immediately, regardless of possible fees, [https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/Rheinlandpfalz/swr-faq-wer-pfacht-die-auf-demrhein-100.hml).

The large waterway remains a place where the dangers are lurking and life can be saved - an important memory of dealing responsibly with nature.