Fire erupts aboard a passenger vessel on Lake Constance: Exercise at the University of Konstanz
On July 7, 2025, the fire departments of Konstanz and Überlingen conducted a joint exercise on Lake Constance. The exercise, which took place on a ship provided by Frey-Meersburger Bootsbetriebe GmbH, simulated a fire in the engine room of a passenger ship with injured persons on board and in the water.
The emergency services were called to the lake around 7:00 PM and found a burning ship and several people in the water. Despite some emergency services having to respond to real incidents shortly before and during the exercise, which significantly reduced the exercise team, the objectives of the exercise were achieved.
The fireboats of Konstanz and Überlingen successfully secured the passenger ship and towed it into the harbour after the fire was extinguished. The people in the water were taken on board rescue boats and brought to the fireboats for initial treatment. The emergency services then went into the engine room with breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire and rescued a further missing person.
The exercise was evaluated as successful despite personnel shortages. The Fire Department Konstanz, the organisation responsible for the exercise, can be contacted for further information at [email protected] or through their website feuerwehr.konstanz.de.
It is important to note that the head of the fire department in Konstanz for further contact information is not explicitly stated in the search results. However, a recent analogous position of fire department commander is held by Marc Hungerbühler as of December 1, 2022, but this reference pertains to Kreuzlingen, a nearby location, not Konstanz specifically.
The Fire Department Konstanz would like to express their gratitude to Frey-Meersburger Bootsbetriebe GmbH for kindly providing the ship for the exercise. The exercise served as an important opportunity for the fire departments of Konstanz and Überlingen to practice their emergency response procedures and collaborate effectively in a challenging scenario.
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