Schwedt - Marienwerder
Some canal works closer to Berlin force us to pace our trip a little bit differently, as we’ll need to pass a certain point tomorrow after 5pm. So today’s project was motoring through the first locks and the ship elevator.
The morning went by with a quite leisurely motoring through the national parks of the Oder valley. Lots of birds but not much other wildlife this time.

At Hohensaaten we stopped at the sport boat pier and called the lock keeper. Quite promptly we were served out own private locking and were on our way. At Niederfinow ship elevator we got even luckier, as the lights turned green just as we arrived, and we were able to enter the new elevator right away. Then up 36m and onwards!
The canal works posed not much issue this time. We still radioed ahead to confirm how to pass one of the workboats. Then we pulled into the familiar marina of Marienwerder. We’ll get a supply of fresh bread here before continuing tomorrow morning.
- Distance today: 35.6NM
- Total distance: 2987.6NM
- Engine hours: 7.6
- Lunch: Miisa’s couscous salad
Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
18.09. 5:57 Z |
53°3'24"N
14°17'58"E
|
266°
|
0kt |
3040.4NM |
wind 6.7kt 226°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
18.09. 6:00 Z |
53°3'21"N
14°17'56"E
|
246°
|
4.5kt |
3040.4NM |
wind 11.1kt 48°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motoring
|
18.09. 7:00 Z |
52°59'47"N
14°12'5"E
|
240°
|
5.1kt |
3045.5NM |
wind 11.7kt 52°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 7:54 Z |
52°57'37"N
14°6'25"E
|
197°
|
5.1kt |
3050NM |
wind 11.6kt 357°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bilge water level still the same
|
18.09. 8:00 Z |
52°57'8"N
14°6'31"E
|
159°
|
5.2kt |
3050.5NM |
wind 11.7kt 320°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 8:28 Z |
52°55'3"N
14°7'42"E
|
170°
|
4.9kt |
3052.8NM |
wind 11.6kt 330°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hit a submerged log, first to hull then to rudder. Seems no damage
|
18.09. 9:00 Z |
52°52'45"N
14°9'13"E
|
202°
|
4.2kt |
3055.4NM |
wind 10.9kt 11°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 9:04 Z |
52°52'38"N
14°9'6"E
|
17°
|
0kt |
3055.6NM |
wind 6.7kt 0°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped, Hohensaaten West warteplatz sport
|
18.09. 9:11 Z |
52°52'38"N
14°9'6"E
|
201°
|
0kt |
3055.6NM |
wind 6.7kt 356°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
18.09. 9:13 Z |
52°52'33"N
14°9'2"E
|
212°
|
2.7kt |
3055.6NM |
wind 9.3kt 44°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Motoring
|
18.09. 9:15 Z |
52°52'31"N
14°9'0"E
|
264°
|
0kt |
3055.6NM |
wind 6.7kt 57°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped, we got a private locking
|
18.09. 9:22 Z |
52°52'31"N
14°9'0"E
|
9°
|
0kt |
3055.6NM |
wind 6.7kt 48°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
18.09. 9:23 Z |
52°52'30"N
14°8'59"E
|
230°
|
2.4kt |
3055.6NM |
wind 9.1kt 32°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Motoring
|
18.09. 10:00 Z |
52°51'51"N
14°4'12"E
|
273°
|
5.1kt |
3058.8NM |
wind 11.7kt 78°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 11:00 Z |
52°51'1"N
13°57'11"E
|
254°
|
5.2kt |
3063.3NM |
wind 11.8kt 65°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 11:07 Z |
52°51'0"N
13°56'34"E
|
265°
|
0kt |
3063.7NM |
wind 6.7kt 71°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped, Niederfinow ship elevator. Got to drive directly in
|
18.09. 11:27 Z |
52°51'0"N
13°56'33"E
|
185°
|
0kt |
3063.7NM |
wind 6.7kt 84°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
18.09. 11:29 Z |
52°51'1"N
13°56'25"E
|
250°
|
4.4kt |
3063.7NM |
wind 11kt 100°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Motoring
|
18.09. 11:57 Z |
52°51'31"N
13°52'37"E
|
281°
|
5.4kt |
3066NM |
wind 11.9kt 95°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Motor sounds changed for a bit for a lower pitch. Everything seems normal though. Temperature, pressure, amount of water in exhaust, speed.
|
18.09. 12:00 Z |
52°51'33"N
13°52'11"E
|
274°
|
5.3kt |
3066.3NM |
wind 11.9kt 81°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 13:00 Z |
52°51'27"N
13°43'52"E
|
287°
|
3.4kt |
3071.4NM |
wind 10kt 95°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 14:00 Z |
52°51'5"N
13°36'54"E
|
266°
|
2.5kt |
3075.7NM |
wind 9.1kt 76°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
18.09. 14:08 Z |
52°51'2"N
13°36'34"E
|
342°
|
0kt |
3076NM |
wind 6.7kt 250°
baro 1003 hPa
|
Stopped
|