Return to Hamburg
Hamburg and its people were on their feet when PEKING returned to its home port of Hamburg for the first time in 88 years on September 7, 2020.
Return of PEKING at the Port of Hamburg (2020/2020)Hamburg Port Museum
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1st part: Wewelsfleth to Twielenfleth
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg, 9/7/2020 (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Cast off at sunrise: At 5:30 am, the repositioning begins in Wewelsfleth and leads through the Stör barrage to Twielenfleth. There the ship lies in the roadstead to wait for the flood and to take sufficient momentum to enter Hamburg.
2nd part: From Twielenfleth to Nienstedten
PEKING returns to Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Rolling home: PEKING reaches Hamburg city area. It passes Willkomm-Höft, Süllberg and the suburbs along the Elbe before slowly entering the port.
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
The PEKING enters the port of Hamburg with an entourage of around 100 escorting boats.
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg, 9/7/2020 (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Large and small boats wanted to see the ship up close. It was getting quite crowded on the water!
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg, 9/7/2020 (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Arrival of the PEKING in Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Arrival of the PEKING in Hamburg, (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
A spectacular turning maneuver takes place in front of the Elbphilharmonie before the four-masted barque is moored at its berth in front of the Hamburg Port Museum.
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg, 9/7/2020 (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
PEKING returns to Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
From a container bridge, the view of the ship and the tugs could be cast from above.
PEKING returns to Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Arrival of the PEKING at Bremer Kai, September 2020 (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Several tugs brought the PEKING to her later berth.
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg, 9/7/2020 (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
PEKING returns to Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Parts of the crew had climbed the masts on arrival.
PEKING returns to Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
The tug boats move the PEKING slowly towards the quay.
The ship is pushed to the side by a tug, centimeter by centimeter, while two other tugs secure the PEKING.
PEKING returns to Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Now it is moored and is firmly attached to the quay of the harbor museum.
Arrival of PEKING in Hamburg (2020)Hamburg Port Museum
Based on a decision of the German Bundestag, the Minister of State for Culture and the Media will fully fund the construction of the new German Port Museum in Hamburg as well as the restoration of the four-masted barque PEKING with a total of 185.5 million euro.
The preparations for the arrival of the PEKING in Hamburg and the start of operation as a museum ship are funded by the Ministry for Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
