Hafen Lippe closed: Popular starting point for sailors closes!

Hafen Lippe closed: Popular starting point for sailors closes!

With the final closure of the Hafen Lippe on the Holstein Baltic Sea coast, sailors and sea rescuers have to say goodbye to a popular refuge. The port, whose control bin was officially collected on May 9, 2025, will be closed on March 31, 2025. This was announced by the Wasserstraßen- und Shipfahrtsamt Baltic Sea, since the port operation can no longer be maintained due to structural defects. The controllering barrel had position 54 ° 20.1’n and 010 ° 39.1’e. This decision is the result of long -term problems caused by the "Teredo Navalis" drilling shell and the wood mole have severely damaged.

The port of Lippe, which lies between the Fehmarnsund and the Kiel Fjord and is the property of Count Franz von Waldersee, will no longer be seen as a safe haven in the future. According to the operator, the necessary renovation costs are too high to save the infrastructure, and an expert examination has confirmed that the entrance to the mole is about to collapse. The shipping in the port entrance, which the operator complains about, has led to the "Wolttera" sea rescue boat stuck and move because the port is no longer cleaned regularly.

episodes for the Region

The closure of the port has far -reaching effects, not only for the over 200 permanent rats that have received layoffs on March 31, 2025, but also for the entire region. Numerous boat owners are concerned about the ambiguity as to how to bring their boats into the sea due to the blocked port entrance. Sailors from the surrounding Baltic Sea locations Laboe and Fehmarn will cover the Hohwachter Bay in the future, which means the relocation of maritime activities.

The discussion about the closure of the port is not new, but the implementation now has been implemented is perceived as a great loss. The port was only classified as an official emergency port in 2022, but the real circumstances brought this award to falter. Some participants also suspect that in addition to the structural defects, a smoldering legal dispute between the operator and the Yachtclub Lippe/Baltic Sea plays a role in this development, since disputes over boats that were also landed in the winter camp during the closure.

Overall, the closure of the port of Lippe and the associated challenges are a worrying signal for the Maritime Infrastructure on the Baltic Sea coast. It remains to be seen how residents and water athletes will deal with this situation and what alternatives are offered for them.