Location:
Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany
Post Date:
May 28, 2023 10:20 AM
TAG ID:
dpaphotossix477439
(RM)
Credit:
Jens Büttner/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom
Format:
5573 x 3780 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Jens Büttner
Keywords:
Shipping, Museums, Film, Misfortunes, Documentation, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, GDR, Merchant Marine, Downfall, Baltic Sea, Ship, Shipwreck
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
28 May 2023, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: Filmmaker Merlin Franke holds an original life preserver of the cargo and passenger ship "Georg Büchner", which sank in the Baltic Sea ten years ago, in front of the museum ship "Dresden". The documentary film about the history of the former Belgian colonial ship, which sank off the Bay of Gdansk, has its premiere in Rostock. Ten years ago, the ship, which was over 153 meters long and 19.6 meters wide, sank without a crew. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa