The hisoric boat “Rickmer Rickmers” belongs to the major sights of Hamburg as much as the „Michel“, or the „Elbphilarmonie“. The “green lady” experienced a lot in it’s 120 years. But the ship is rusting and the shrouds and masts and the wooden deck are rotting, the lashing is decrepit. The three-master has to go to the Blohm+Voss shipyard and needs to be renewed. The men have 4 weeks and 1.9 Mio Euros to make that happen. It’s not a lot but boatswains, ship’s engineers and shipyard workers accept that challenge together.

Written by Christina Krätzig Directed by Christina Krätzig Director of photography Boris Mahlau Edited by Jochen C. Müller Production manager Sven Heiligenstein Producer Andrea Mokosch Editorial Manager Birgit Schanzen, NDR Locations Hamburg Air date 09/26/2016 06:15 pm NDR » back