Hazard spot
Mittelland Canal: Locks and narrows
Mittelland Canal: A narrow profile, stone banks and encounters with fully laden freighters. The suction pulls boats noticeably towards the wall.
- Cause
- Locks and narrows
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 52° 21,0' N 010° 33,0' E
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Mittelland Canal: how the place works
A narrow profile with stone banks, and meetings with fully laden freighters that noticeably lower the water level in a canal of this width. The suction pulls a small boat towards the bank before the helmsman even notices the movement.
Mittelland Canal: what breaks there
The typical damage is contact with the stone bank, to hull, rudder and propeller, and it happens while meeting, not on a clear run. Add damage at moorings when boats are pressed against the sheet piling by the wash.
Mittelland Canal: what this means for your policy
Check whether the hull cover includes damage to the underwater hull and the drive, and whether it carries grounding without restriction. On a canal with stone banks that is not a side issue.
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