Two charter bases, Heiligenhafen and Großenbrode, were also affected by the storm surge. The charter centre in Heiligenhafen was able to avert even greater damage to its fleet. While around 15 boats sank in the entire harbour, there was only minor damage to the charter jetty, such as scratches or slight damage to steering gear, which will be repaired quickly.
The situation is different in Großenbrode near Mola. According to Michael Peters, ten to 15 boats in the marina here are total losses. However, it is not yet clear exactly how many charter yachts are affected.
At Mola's headquarters in Breege on the island of Rügen, three ships are expected to be completely cancelled. Possibly even five. According to Johannes Nießen, an overview is currently being obtained, but nothing definite can be said at the moment.
According to Nießen, much of the damage appears to be repairable. At the very least, he sees no danger for charter guests. The current season is just coming to an end and the booking season is only just beginning. "We can still react. No charter guests need to be afraid that they will be left empty-handed next year," says Nießen. Especially as Mola has stationed its fleet in Breege, Flensburg and Juelsminde in Denmark, several locations that were not so badly affected by the storm surge.
The company Privat Charter Ostsee (PCO) organises many yachts along the German and Danish coasts. The agency therefore has a good overview of various harbours. Dimitri Brunewitsch from PCO only knows of one boat in their fleet that sank in Massholm. The charter provider has no overview of minor damage. However, many boats were probably already in winter storage on land. So far, all yachts, with the exception of one, appear to be available for the coming season. This is good news for all Baltic Sea charterers in the midst of all the bad news from this storm surge of the century.
