Cargo veteran gets make-over

Now approaching 60, the German museum ship Bleichen will soon complete extensive restoration at Hamburg’s Norderwerft – its first major overhaul since being saved from scrapping in 2007.

'Bleichen' at Norderwerft (Photo: Klaus Braasch)

Now approaching 60, the German museum ship Bleichen will soon complete extensive restoration at Hamburg’s Norderwerft – its first major overhaul since being saved from scrapping in 2007.