Norwegian Breakaway, the most important cruise ship to ever be in-built Germany, departed Meyer Werft in Papenburg, for her approximately 24-hour long conveyance along the Ems River yesterday morning and arrived in Eemshaven early today. The river conveyance demonstrated Norwegian Breakaway’s seaworthiness and marked another key milestone sooner than the ship’s highly anticipated delivery. Sailing backwards, Norwegian Breakaway left Meyer Werft at approximately 10:00 (local time in Germany), and made a narrow passage in the course of the ship yard’s locks, with just one.6 metres clearance separating the ship from the “bumpers” that were specially installed along the starboard side of the locks. This manoeuvre took approximately 1.5 hours at a maximum speed of only 0.2 knots. The precise navigation was led by a team of 2 located at the...
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