Upon entering the lock at the Holtenau (Kiel) end of the Kiel canal we encountered a disabled sailing vessel. We were asked to tow the vessel out of the lock to the marina just below the lock. So we tied the boat to the port side of Le reve, and delivered her to the wharf.
The Kiel canal or better known in Germany as the North East Sea canal is used by many commercial boats to go to the English Channel from Finland Sweden, and other countries in the Baltic in order to cut off many miles.
The canal was opened in 1895 by the German government in an effort to control the Baltic region
After making a stop on the Island of Norderney (the first stop in Germany)
we reached to the Kiel canal. The picture shows Joanne and Johan holding the boat away from the floating pontoon. It is only about 10 inches or so above the water line, and we have to be careful not to damage the boat hull on the rough boards of the pontoons.
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