About us
1910 - 1945
Peter Kolb, son of a ferryman from the village Fankel on the Moselle, married his wife Maria, née Boos, in 1910.
Peter Kolb became self-employed in 1921 and acquired a small motorboat capable of running on the Moselle.
He christened this motorboat “Maria” after his wife, and from 1924 on it was used for scheduled public transport between Cochem, Beilstein, and Briedern.
The next motorboat, “Fortuna”, was purchased in 1934 and used for public transport and special trips.
Peter Kolb acquired a third motorboat in 1937, this one with a shallow draft (1.6 ft/0.5 m), which he named “Brunhilde”, after his daughter. This one was used for special transports for the German Reichsbahn (state railway).
By the year 1945, our motorboats had been sunk by the effects of war, having been hit by American machine gun fire. Peter Kolb and his son Karl Michael were able to provisionally seal the motorboats and convey them to the shipyard in Trier. There, the motorboats were repaired, and their motors overhauled.
With the end of the war in 1945, the rebuilding also began, and our motorboats were used as tugs. We also maintained passenger services with the boats.
Peter Kolb became self-employed in 1921 and acquired a small motorboat capable of running on the Moselle.
He christened this motorboat “Maria” after his wife, and from 1924 on it was used for scheduled public transport between Cochem, Beilstein, and Briedern.
The next motorboat, “Fortuna”, was purchased in 1934 and used for public transport and special trips.
Peter Kolb acquired a third motorboat in 1937, this one with a shallow draft (1.6 ft/0.5 m), which he named “Brunhilde”, after his daughter. This one was used for special transports for the German Reichsbahn (state railway).
By the year 1945, our motorboats had been sunk by the effects of war, having been hit by American machine gun fire. Peter Kolb and his son Karl Michael were able to provisionally seal the motorboats and convey them to the shipyard in Trier. There, the motorboats were repaired, and their motors overhauled.
With the end of the war in 1945, the rebuilding also began, and our motorboats were used as tugs. We also maintained passenger services with the boats.