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BrunsbüttelClosure of the berth for pleasure craft

Jill Grigoleit

 · 20.11.2025

Brunsbüttel: Closure of the berth for pleasure craftPhoto: stock.adobe.com/Thomas
Closed until spring: The berth at the Große Nordschleuse Brunsbüttel.
The berth for pleasure craft in the inland area of the Große Nordschleuse Brunsbüttel is currently closed. As an alternative, water sports enthusiasts can use the berth for traditional ships, also known as the Felsenkeller alternative berth, which is being kept free for pleasure craft.

Only recently there was a blockage at the lock in Brunsbüttel:

Water sports enthusiasts must be prepared for restrictions and use alternative mooring options. According to current BfS the closure is clearly marked: The entrance to the berth has been blocked with a floating fender on which an illuminated sign A.18 is mounted. This internationally recognised navigation sign clearly signals the prohibition of passage and mooring for all pleasure craft.

Alternative berthing option in Brunsbüttel

The berth for traditional vessels, also known as the Felsenkeller alternative berth, is available as an alternative for affected pleasure boaters. This berth has been kept free especially for pleasure craft and can be used during the closure of the regular berth at the Große Nordschleuse. The alternative berth offers pleasure boaters the opportunity to moor safely and continue or begin their journey on the Kiel Canal.

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Jill Grigoleit

Jill Grigoleit

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Jill Grigoleit was born in Hanover in 1985. An early childhood memory is the large collection of YACHT and SURF magazines from her sailing and surfing enthusiast father. However, growing up in a small Swabian village on the Neckar, she had less to do with water sports in her childhood, apart from a few trips to the Baltic Sea with her family. After studying journalism in Bremen and Hanover, she went into television for a few years. Through a few lucky coincidences, she ended up on the water in 2011 and then returned to the written word professionally. For over ten years, she lived with her family on a houseboat in their own harbor south of Hamburg and wrote a book about houseboat building and life with children on the water. Since 2020, she has mainly been writing travel reports and features about people who live and work on and near the water for BOOTE. She has been a permanent member of the Delius Klasing water sports editorial team since January 2024.

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