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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

ÉricMSM🇧🇪🥾🚆🚊🌼🐑🐞📷Apr 18

🇫🇷 Un bateau-phare, le "Hochbahn" qui passe sur un viaduc et les coulisses de la ville au bord de l'Elbe. C'est un peu mon univers en une seule photo. 🙂

Les bateau-phares ou bateau-feux étaient utilisés pour sécuriser des endroits dangereux mais où il était difficile voire impossible de construire un phare en dur. Les conditions de vie à bord étaient souvent difficiles. Celui-ci est utilisé comme bar-restaurant.

Dans la littérature, je connais deux romans dont le lieu de l'action est un bateau-feu : "Das Feuerschiff" de Siedfried Lenz (que j'ai du lire pour le cours d'allemand il y a fort longtemps) et "Terreur en Mer du Nord" de Michel Dunno dans la collection "Marabout Jeunesse".

Passez une bonne journée! 👋 🙂

🇬🇧 A lightship, the "Hochbahn" which passes over a viaduct and behind the scenes of the city on the Elbe's banks. A good idea of my universe. 🙂

Lightships were used to secure dangerous places where it was very difficult or impossible to build a lighthouse. The one here, is used as restaurant and bar.

I know two novels where the action is located on a Lightship : "Das Feuerschiff" by Siegfried Lenz (I had to read it for German lessons in school, a long time ago) and "Terreur en Mer du Nord" by Michel Dunno in the collection "Marabout Jeunesse".

Have a great day! 👋 🙂

📷 Hamburg (DE) - 10-03-2008

#shipSaturday #SchiffsSamstag #schiffSamstag #Ship #Lightship #BateauFeu #bateaux

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