Caption

Exercise trip of a multi-purpose pontoon on the Rhine, the skipper gives instructions to the two helmsmen by hand signal, the water hazards specialist group, in Düsseldorf, the motorised pontoon can be used as a ferry for people or equipment, as a work platform or bridge, during the major exercise FÜLEX25, lasting several days, of the THW, Technical Relief Organisation, North Rhine-Westphalia regional association, over 3500 volunteers from the 127 North Rhine-Westphalia local associations practise many different deployment scenarios over 4 weekends

Date

Sep 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25L42_327

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

137,8Mb (5,7Mb) / 28,3in x 18,9in / 8499 x 5666 (300dpi)

Keywords

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