The Latest Breaking News from Bremerhaven

A train through Germany: is Europe’s powerhouse going off the rails?

In the run-up to Sunday’s crucial election, the Guardian took a long journey through Europe’s heartland to find out what voters think

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2025

Man 'Googled how to dissolve meat in acid' before he 'slaughtered his wife'

Accused Walter Baumann, 46, and his wife Ekaterina, 32, were in the process of a divorce when a suitcase containing her body was recovered from the River Weser near Bremerhaven in Germany

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2023

Cyber as important as missile defences - ex-NATO general

A cyber attack on the German ports of Bremerhaven or Hamburg would severely impede NATO efforts to send military reinforcements to allies, retired U.S. General Ben Hodges told Reuters.

Reuters · Nov 21, 2022

Germany school shooting: One injured and suspect armed with crossbow on the run

Shots were fired at a German school in the northern city of Bremerhaven and one person was wounded with another suspect on the run armed with a crossbow, police said

Daily Mirror · May 19, 2022

One person severely injured in German school shooting

Police detain one suspect but search for second crossbow-armed attacker ongoing

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Maersk container ship towed free after running aground off German island

Tug boats have towed free one of the world's biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, which had run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said on Friday.

Reuters · Feb 4, 2022

Maersk container ship runs aground off German island

One of the world's biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, has run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and Maersk said on Thursday.

Reuters · Feb 3, 2022