RoRo-Ferry to sail on early Saturday morning

Papenburg, 29.01.2004 - The new RoRo-ferry for passengers and vehicles, Pont-Aven (39.300 GT), under construction at MEYER WERFT shipyard for Brittany Ferries (France) will be floated out of the covered building dock on Tuesday, 3 February. The vessel will be transferred on the river Ems from Papenburg towards the North Sea on Saturday, 7 February 2004. Presumably there will be no stops during the passsage which will involve the support of the river Ems barrier. Tidal and wheather conditions control the Ems passage of the vessel. The following itinerary applies for the passage which may change depending to the wind and to the tide. Saturday 7 February 2004 2.00 am - Vessel ready to sail 3.30 am - Passsing the dockìs lock 6.05 am - Passing "Friesenbrücke", Weener 9.00 am - Passing "Jann-Berghaus-Brücke", Leer 1.20 pm - Passing the river Ems barrier, Gandersum 2.00 pm - Passing Emden Itinerary subject to wind and weather conditions and subject to change. In spite of the late hour, the webcam will feature live broadcast of the sailing of the vessel in the Papenburg port as well as the beginning of the passage resp. the passing of the dock's lock. For the webcam please visit the MEYER WERFT homepage www.meyerwerft.de