Resting on a sandbank.
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The "Duhnen" leaving Cuxhaven to transport pilots to the station ship "Elbe".
The "Duhnen", her sister "Döse" and the station ship are built using SWATH hull technology, making them less susceptible to wave motion.
Info about the complete system here and here (both German only).
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An inhabitant of the Wadden Sea tidal flats.
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Resting on a sandbank, basking in the sun.
Tip: If you want to get this close you have to take the boat tour called "Zu den Seehundsbänken".
The common seal is called "Seehund" or "Robbe" in German.
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MS Helgoland (IMO 9714862) 3ntering Cuxhaven port.
The Helgoland was completed in 2015 and is considered a "green" ship, as she is operated using liquefied natural gas, LNG, as fuel for her main diesels and auxiliary engines.
Owned by the shipping line "Cassen Eils GmbH" she is operated on the service to the island of Heligoland (Helgoland in German).
In the left background the famous "Kugelbake" navigational aid.
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