A logboat made out of oak which had been sitting at the bottom of southern Germany’s Lake Constance for thousands of years has finally been salvaged.
Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged to send two navy ships for search and rescue efforts as EU leaders agreed on a plan in Brussels on Thursday to curb the soaring number of migrants dying as they seek a better life in Europe.
A vice-chairman of the Deutsche Bank Group and a former German ambassador are among the prominent Europeans who signed a statement on Thursday urging the EU to go beyond the plan made earlier this week.
At least 27 people were injured on Wednesday morning in a ferry accident in northern Germany. Six of the crash victims suffered serious injuries, including two who are in a life-threatening condition.
UPDATE: A maritime landmark of Bremen, a reconstruction of a 24-metre-long Hanseatic cog ship, which disappeared on Monday night into Tuesday morning has risen from the depths.