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WEGA, survey, wreck-search and research vessel
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Sandra Schwabach
January 4, 2026
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The WEGA is moored in the fishing port and is a survey, wreck-search, and research vessel. The ship's hull is ice-reinforced and equipped with various cranes and winches. The vessel is primarily used for surveying, wreck-searching, and maintenance work on wave gauge buoys in the German coastal waters of the North and Baltic Seas. As it is not a museum ship, it is not open to the public.
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Jörg
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The Wega is one of three survey, wreck search, and research vessels of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in Hamburg. The ship's owner is the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by the Federal Ministry of Transport. The ship's home port is Hamburg, and the base port for voyages is Fischereihafen I in Bremerhaven.
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Jörg
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The ship was built under construction number 1522 at the Kröger shipyard in Schacht-Audorf. The construction costs amounted to approximately 36 million DM.[1]
The keel laying took place on September 14, 1989, and the launch on March 2, 1990. On this day, the ship was also christened. The godmother was Birgit Zimmermann, the wife of the then Federal Minister of Transport, Friedrich Zimmermann.[2] The completion of the ship took place in October 1990, and the commissioning on October 26 of the year.[2]
The keel laying took place on September 14, 1989, and the launch on March 2, 1990. On this day, the ship was also christened. The godmother was Birgit Zimmermann, the wife of the then Federal Minister of Transport, Friedrich Zimmermann.[2] The completion of the ship took place in October 1990, and the commissioning on October 26 of the year.[2]
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