Heligoland: North Sea island two days without ferry connection

Hamburg/Cuxhaven/Heligoland – Four meter high waves pile up off Heligoland, squalls whip across the North Sea. The offshore island is cut off – no ferry runs for two days. Things aren’t supposed to continue until Friday.

Tim Kunstmann, Managing Director of shipping company FRS Helgoline said the catamaran “Halunder Jet” would not set off again until Friday. The ship could leave despite the waves – but the guests would have an uncomfortable journey.

The second shipping company is also canceling trips

The shipping company Cassen Eils followed suit. Your seaside resort ship “Helgoland” and the catamaran “Nordlicht” will also remain in port for Wednesday and Thursday. These ships usually connect Cuxhaven with the offshore island.

The season had just started. The catamaran “Halunder Jet” started the new season just last week. There were 350 passengers on the first trip on Thursday. In regular operations it will run from Hamburg and Cuxhaven to the island every day until November 1st, and from Brunsbüttel up to four times a week.

Polar cold air brings frost

The German Weather Service reported squalls and heavy squalls over the North Sea. The interior of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein is also affected. After all: the wind is expected to weaken over the course of Thursday.

Meteorologist Ole Müller-Susemihl said a northwesterly flow was bringing polar cold air to the north. The thermometer drops near zero degrees. There is a risk of night frost and sleet showers in the mountains of Lower Saxony, while the meteorologist expects nighttime temperatures of one to zero degrees in the Altes Land on the Elbe.