Mastodawn

The lightship Elbe 3 at Bremerhaven’s Alter Hafen ⚓
Same harbour, different ship — and another beautiful maritime view. With its striking red hull and tall masts, Elbe 3 stands out beautifully against the modern skyline in the background.

#Bremerhaven #AlterHafen #Elbe3 #Lightship #Harbour #Maritime #NorthernGermany #Fediverse #Pixelfed

Sven Apr 16

A quiet maritime detail in Bremerhaven: the lantern of the lightship FEHMARNBELT at the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum.

Built in 1904/1905, the FEHMARNBELT served as a lightship for the Fehmarn Belt. Its lantern once stood on a 16-meter mast and could be seen from up to 20 kilometers away. Originally powered by gas, it was converted to electric light in 1928.

Today, this lantern is one of the last preserved parts of the ship — a small but striking reminder of North Sea and Baltic maritime history.

#Bremerhaven #DeutschesSchifffahrtsmuseum #Schifffahrtsmuseum #Fehmarnbelt #Lightship #MaritimeHistory #HarborLife #Museum #BlackAndWhitePhotography #NauticalHeritage

Sven Mar 3

A bright red lightship rests in the Old Harbor of Bremerhaven, reflecting softly on the calm water under a clear blue sky. Surrounded by historic masts and the city waterfront, the scene captures the maritime character of the harbor beautifully.

#Bremerhaven #OldHarbor #AlterHafen #Lightship #Maritime #HarborLife #HistoricShips #Waterfront #NorthernGermany #Germany #ShipPhotography #BlueSky #CoastalCity #Pixelfed

amir2000.nl 🇮🇱Sep 23, 2025

Red beacon on calm water. #NoordHinder stands watch again on the IJ, lattice tower and lantern framed by tall masts, a ferris wheel and navy steel in the distance as #SAIL2025 meets #Amsterdam750. A working memory in bright red, glowing against evening blue.
#Amsterdam #Lichtschip #Lightship #MaritimeHeritage #TallShips #Harbor #TheIJ #Shipspotting #MaritimePhotography #Seascape #Netherlands #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography

Assoc for Scottish Literature Aug 16, 2025

“I didn’t really think through what a lighthouse keeper actually did. I was attracted by the romantic notion of sitting on a rock, writing haikus & dashing off the occasional watercolour.”
—Peter Hill in the London Review of Books

16 & 17 August is the International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v18/n11/peter-hill/diary

#Scottish #literature #lighthouse #lighthouses #lightship #lightships #ILLW