Keiler

The Keiler is a river icebreaker commissioned in December 2011 to serve as the flagship of Lauenburg's Water and Shipping Authority fleet of ten icebreakers, on the Elbe River.[1][2] The vessel is 33.21 metres (109.0 ft) long and 8.45 metres (27.7 ft) wide. She has a crew of four, and has sleeping and dining accommodation for operations that take longer than a single shift.

For other uses, see Keiler (disambiguation).
History
Germany
Name: Keiler
Namesake: Boar
Operator: Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt
Builder: Hitzler Werft, Lauenburg, Germany
Cost: €5m
In service: 2011
Homeport: Geesthacht
Identification:
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Type: River icebreaker
Length: 33.23 m (109 ft 0 in)
Beam: 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.00 m (13 ft 1 in)
Draught: 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)
Crew: 4

She is the first icebreaker built for the water authority in 24 years.[1]

In February 2012 the upper reaches of the Elbe were beset by the worst ice jams since 1987.[3][4] The jams were 20 kilometers long, and upstream communities faced flooding as water built up behind the ice dams. The Keiler and sister ships Büffel, Widder, and Wisent were dispatched from their normal stations to attack the ice jam. They had to be careful blocks of ice they freed did not form jams downstream. This crisis represents the first time the water authorities icebreakers were used at night.[5]

References
  1. Timo Jann (2011-12-18). "Der neue Star der Eisbrecher-Flotte" [The new star of the icebreaker fleet]. Lűbeder Rachrichten. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  2. "Lauenburger Hitzler-Werft übergibt neuen Eisbrecher an das Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt" [Lauenburger Hitzler shipyard hands over new ice breaker to the water and Shipping Office: "Wild boar" makes its debut]. Wasser und Schifffahrtsamt. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
  3. Timo Jann (2012-02-12). "Eisstau auf der Elbe: Überflutung droht" [Ice blocked the river at 20 kilometers in length. Levels rise rapidly.]. Lűbeder Rachrichten. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  4. Timo Jann (2012-02-04). "Mit 1200 PS in den Kampf gegen das Elbe-Eis" [With 1200 hp in the fight against same-ice]. Lűbeder Rachrichten. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  5. "Elbwasser staut sich weiter hinter hoher Eisbarriere" [Elbe water builds up behind the high ice barrier on]. Lübecker Nachrichten. 2012-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-15.

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