As angry farmers outside loudly demanded a meeting with German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, scores of passengers aboard the blocked ferry apparently feared for their safety. Among them was a family who described the anxious minutes in the harbor of Schlüttsiel.
“The mood was very heated and no one knew what was going to happen,” the woman, who was on board with her husband and children, told dpa on Saturday. The grandfather, who is over 80 years old, was also there. The family does not want to share her name publicly.
“Shield with painted gallows”
“We stayed as far back on deck as possible to protect the children,” the mother said. “The kids were really scared and it was really scary.” The demonstrators shouted in Habeck’s direction: “Come out, coward.” A gallows was painted on a sign.
After the ferry docked in the small North Frisian harbour, the family made their way off board hand in hand through the crowd with their luggage. “Because of the bullying demonstrators. “They had nothing better to do then than shout at the scared children,” the mother said. The father added that they finally arrived at the guarded parking lot and their car. “We were and are shocked.”
Father: “That was almost unbearable”
Habeck was on a private visit to Hallig Hooge on Thursday. According to the family, there were many passengers on board the ferry, including a funeral party with several seniors. There were also other children on board, including a baby. The family described the situation as extremely threatening. “Protesting, yes, but it was almost unbearable,” said the father. “It was so hostile.” The family described the behavior of the ship’s crew as careful and professional.
Source: Krone
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