The water mouth of the Elbe river in front of Cuxhaven ist one of the busiest sea travel routes in the world. The location Alte Liebe (old love harbour) ( Steubenhöft / America harbour ist famous for its emigrants and america pier und is very important in shipping history. The camera is placed on top of the radar tower of the wtaer and shipping department of Cuxhaven directly next to the Elbe river.

Position: 53°52'22"N 8°42'35"E

the ship announcement services in Cuxhaven are an organisation of the nautical association of Cuxhaven and is supported by former pilots. You are able to hear thes announcements every day from april to october from 10.00 am to 7:00 pm by the bulwark of the old love harbour or here online.

schiffsansagedienst-cuxhaven.de

The recordnings are done with a high-quality high definition network camera with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 px and 20 times optical zoom. The hightech camera ist is regulated via internet and is able to follow passing ships automatically. The recordings are streamed with a broadband connection and an upstream of 2 Mbit/s.