![The landing stage of the White Fleet in front of the castle.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290969/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/white-fleet-content-with-season-s-launch.webp)
Increasing temperatures signal the imminent onset of peak season for the White Fleet's ships. The company anticipates transporting about five million travelers this year.
Hot-Topics![The steamship "Säntis" at the bottom of Lake Constance.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290390/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/latest-effort-for-salvaging-a-steamboat-in-lake-constance.webp)
A group aims to rescue an old steamboat submerged in Lake Constance. The first effort ended unsuccessfully in mid-April. The second attempt is imminent.
Culture![The steamship "Säntis" lies at the bottom of Lake Constance.](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/27/290326/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/attempt-to-rescue-sunken-steamship-in-lake-constance.webp)
A group seeks to recover a vintage lake boat from the depths of Lake Constance. Their initial try fell short in late April. The next attempt is imminent.
Panorama![Elite forces abseiled down from aboard a helicopter to rescue the freighter](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/25/286706/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/east-african-coast-german-cargo-ship-seized-by-unknown-assailants.webp)
A German shipping vessel has been targeted by pirates in a hostile takeover near the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean.
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