Caption

Low water in the Rhine near Cologne, looking north, Mülheimer Rheinbrücke, container freighter Melizzo, in the paddock, push association, due to the distribution over 3 parts of the ship, the draft is not as large and a larger quantity of freight, containers, can be transported at the same time, inland shipping is severely restricted, only a few ships sail, then with a significantly reduced load, on the day of recording it was the lowest ever measured Rhine level in Cologne, 60 cm, Colonia House, high-rise residential building in Cologne-Riehl, 147 meters high, North Rhine-Westphalia, germany

Date

Aug 06, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26H72_034

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NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

136.4Mb (45.5Mb) / 28.2in x 18.8in / 8457 x 5638 (300dpi)

Keywords

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