Delivery of Goods - Attempt at retrieving Lake Constance steamboat proves unsuccessful.
A Swiss media report stated that the famous steamboat "Säntis," still hasn't been raised from the bottom of Lake Constance during its second attempt. Silvan Paganini, the president of Schiffsbergeverein, shared this news in a live stream on Swiss channel, "Blick TV," last Sunday. In the interview, Paganini admitted his unavailability to comment upon the issue earlier.
The incident occurred when the brakes on the cable winch, which was set to lower the salvage platform to the submerged ship at the bottom of Lake Constance, failed to function. The reason behind their failure remains unclear. Paganini revealed this during his chat with the interviewer.
In May 1933, the steamboat ceased to be seaworthy and was sunk in the middle of the lake between Romanshorn (Switzerland) and Langenargen (Germany). The authorities considered scrapping it too costly, so they decided against it. The 48-meter-long vessel, capable of carrying 400 passengers, had been in service on Lake Constance since 1892.
The aim was to raise the ship from a depth of 210 meters to 12 meters and transport it to Romanshorn by the association's direction. The ship salvage process started on Sunday. However, a previous attempt to salvage this passenger ship had also failed in mid-April due to technical problems.
Schiffsbergeverein, a ship salvage association, came into existence in 2023, and they managed to collect €250,000 from donors for the mission of recovering the steamship.
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The historical steamboat "Säntis," which sank in Lake Constance in 1933, was once a popular vessel, serving passengers since 1892. Despite the efforts of Schiffsbergeverein, a Swiss ship salvage association established in 2023, the second attempt to raise the steamboat from a depth of 210 meters was unsuccessful on Sunday, just like the previous attempt in mid-April. The failure in retrieving the steamboat, originally intended to be transported to Romanshorn, has been attributed to technical problems related to the cable winch. The president of Schiffsbergeverein, Silvan Paganini, shared this disappointment in a live stream on Swiss channel, "Blick TV," revealing that the brakes on the cable winch failed to function during the salvage operation. The circumstances surrounding the brake failure remain a puzzle for the association. The steamboat, known for its 48-meter length and capacity to carry 400 passengers, has become a subject of interest in Switzerland, as well as neighboring Germany, where the incident occurred between Romanshorn and Langenargen. The salvage mission had garnered €250,000 in donations, with hopes of saving the legendary ship that once played a significant role in Lake Constance's shipping and tourism history.
Source: www.stern.de
