SWISS AND ITALIAN PADDLE STEAMERS breakdowns and accidents
photo:		photo: John Mulliner
MPV Vevey swept onto Geneva Mont-Blanc bridge Friday 12th April 2002	PS Stadt Luzern continued past the pier at Flüelen Monday 26th August 2002	PS Simplon after explosion in the funnel Monday 18th August 2003

Paddle steamer breakdowns/accidents

With ageing fleets, (several members of which are now well over 100 years old) it is inevitable there will be the occasional breakdown in service Details of all such occurances (which have been advised to me) are listed in date order (with 'links' to the 'timetable' 'paddle steamer' and 'news item' concerned) 2024 Lake Como - PS Concordia at Argegno on Sunday 27th October Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Wednesday 16th October Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern on Saturday 28th September Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Friday 13th September Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Wednesday 4th September Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Geneva on Wednesday 4th September Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Wednesday 28th August Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Beckenried on Friday 16th August Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Le Bouveret on Tuesday 13th August Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern ? on Wednesday 31st July ? Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Zurich on Saturday 13th July Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Saturday 6th July Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Thursday 27th June Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Wednesday 19th June Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Geneva on Monday 10th June Lake Luzern - PS Uri at ????? on Friday 7th June Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Hertenstein on Wednesday 5th June Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern on Tuesday 4th June Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Saturday 1st June Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Friday 24th May Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Saturday 18th May Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse on return to Ouchy harbour on Thursday 18th April Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Ouchy harbour on Good Friday 29th March Lake Geneva - PS Simplon off-Cully on Thursday 28th March 2023 Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Wednesday 27th September Lake Garda - MPV Italia at Riva on Thursday 7th September Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Tuesday 29th August Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern on Monday 21st August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Monday 14th August Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Monday 14th August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Saturday 12th August Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Friday 4th August Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern on Monday 24th July Lake Garda - MPV Italia at Malcesine on Thursday 6th July Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Saturday 1st July Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Saturday 1st July Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey between St-Gingolph and Vevey on Friday 23rd June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Saturday 20th May Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Yvoire on Tuesday 9th May Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Sunday 7th May 2022 Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Geneva on Sunday 25th December Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Sunday 11th December Lake Como - PS Concordia off-Cernobbio on Sunday 4th December Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Sunday 16th October Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Lausanne on Sunday 9th October Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Geneva on Friday 16th September Lake Geneva - PS Rhône off-Corsier on Saturday 3rd September Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Friday 26th August Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Lausanne on Tuesday 16th August Lake Como - PS Concordia at Como on Sunday 31st July Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Friday 22nd July Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse off-Vevey on Wednesday 29th June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Sunday 19th June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy harbour on Ascension Thursday 26th May Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Sunday 22nd May Lake Como - PS Concordia at Azzano on Friday 13th May Lake Geneva - "acting paddle steamer" mv Lausanne at Ouchy on Thursday 5th May Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Ouchy on Good Friday 15th April Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Tuesday 1st March 2021 Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Geneva on Sunday 12th December Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Ouchy on Thursday 7th October Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Sunday 22nd August Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Thursday 19th August Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Wednesday 28th July Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Saturday 10th July Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Montreux on Wednesday 7th July Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Wednesday 7th July Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Monday 28th June Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Friday 25th June Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Monday 21st June (2 days) Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Thursday 17th June (2 days) Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Sunday 13th June Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Saturday 5th June Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Tuesday 25th May Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Monday 17th May (4 days) Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Rütli on Friday 14th May Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern Damage to Upper Deck tent during winds in the Upper Lake on Sunday 9th May - Do YOU have any further details ? - she missed her sailings on the following day 2020 Lake Como - PS Concordia approaching Lecco on Sunday 13th September Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Rolle on Tuesday 1st September Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Tuesday 25th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Sunday 2nd August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Wednesday 22nd July 2019 Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern on Monday 2nd September Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Monday 19th August Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern on Friday 9th August Lake Geneva - MPV Italia at Montreux on Monday 5th August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Thursday 20th June Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Giessbach See on Saturday 25th May Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Interlaken on Saturday 18th May 2018 Lake Luzern - PS Gallia at Luzern on Thursday 9th August Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Yvoire on Thursday 2nd August Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Ouchy dock on Tuesday 17th July Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern dock on Monday 16th July Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Sunday 15th July Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Thursday 12th July Lake Luzern - PS Gallia at Luzern dock on Thursday 5th July Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Monday 2nd July Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern dock on Monday 2nd July Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Friday 22nd June Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern dock on Thursday 21st June Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern dock on Tuesday 19th June Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Ouchy dock on Monday 14th May Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Ouchy dock on Sunday 29th April Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern dock on Sunday 22nd April Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern on Sunday 22nd April 2017 Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich off-Schmerikon on Saturday 16th September Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at ????? on Saturday 26th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Sunday 13th August Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern dock on Saturday 12th August Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern dock on Thursday 10th August Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern dock on Sunday 6th August Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Zurich on Wednesday 19th July Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern on Tuesday 4th July Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern on Monday 12th June Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Lausanne on Ascension Thursday 25th May Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Lausanne on Monday 24th April 2016 Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Monday 29th August Lake Luzern - PSs Unterwalden and Schiller off-Hermitage on Friday 19th August Lake Como - PS Concordia off-Varenna on Sunday 14th August Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich at Rapperswil on Tuesday 14th June Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Tuesday 7th June Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Saturday 4th June Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Interlaken on Monday 30th May Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Zurich on Sunday 8th May 2015 Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Sunday 9th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Lausanne on Saturday 1st August Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off- Pfäffikon on Friday 17th July Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Saturday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Sunday 28th June Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Nyon on Wednesday 24th June Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Vitznau on Monday 15th June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Altendorf on Sunday 7th June Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Le Bouveret on Monday 27th April Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Sunday 19th April 2014 Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Hergiswil on Saturday 27th December Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Hünibach on Saturday 27th December Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Tuesday 14th October Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Tuesday 14th October Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Le Bouveret on Wednesday 24th September Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Friday 5th September Lake Luzern - PS Schiller at Luzern on Sunday 31st August Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at Neuchâtel on Friday 15th August Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich off-Altendorf on Saturday 9th August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Saturday 2nd August Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Hertenstein on Sunday/Monday 27th/28th July Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Sunday 27th July Lake Luzern - PS Gallia at Weggis on Friday 25th July Lake Neuchâtel - PS Neuchâtel at La Sauge on Thursday 17th July Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Saturday 5th July Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Geneva on Thursday 12th June Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Saturday 24th May 2013 Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Cully on Tuesday 26th November Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Thursday 17th October Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Monday 5th August Lake Luzern - PS Gallia at Luzern on Tuesday 16th July Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern on Tuesday 16th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Thursday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Wednesday 10th July Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Monday 24th June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Zurich on Whit Sunday 19th May Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Insel Ufenau on Sunday 12th May Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Bönigen on Ascension Thursday 9th May Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich at Zurich on Ascension Thursday 9th May Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Monday 29th April Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Luzern on Sunday 28th April Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Friday 26th April 2012 Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rappwrswil off-Richterswil on Friday 31st August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Monday 13th August Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Thursday 19th July Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Geneva on Thursday 19th July Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Tuesday 3rd July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Friday 29th June 2011 Lake Geneva - PS Rhône off Yvoire on Friday 19th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Ouchy on Wednesday 8th June 2010 Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich off-Erlenbach on Sunday 15th August Lake Luzern - PS Uri en-route to Flüelen on Sunday 30th May Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil Zurich on Sunday 25th April 2009 Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Schmerikon on Tuesday 8th September Lake Como - ex-PS mv Milano off-Cremia on Sunday 23rd August Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Lausanne on Monday 27th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Saturday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Lausanne-Ouchy on Thursday 9th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Küsnacht on Wednesday 8th July Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Interlaken on Sunday 21st June Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Lausanne-Ouchy on Friday 24th April 2008 Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Zurich on Sunday 19th October Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich at Zurich on Friday 5th September Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Thun on Wednesday 20th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Morges on Sunday 10th August Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Monday 14th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Thalwil on Tuesday 8th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Insel Ufenau on Thursday 12th June Lake Geneva - PS Simplon off-Rivaz/St-Saphorin on Monday 9th June 2007 Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Wednesday 31st October Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Bonigen on Tuesday 4th September Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Tuesday 4th September Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Ouchy on Sunday 26th August Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Montreux and Lausanne on Sunday 8th July Lake Como - ex-PS mv Milano at Tremezzo on Thursday 5th July Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy on Monday 25th June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy on Wednesday 30th May Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Verkehrshaus-Lido on Sunday 27th May Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Insel Ufenau on Sunday 29th April Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Cully on Good Friday 6th April 2006 Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Evian-les-Bains on Sunday 31st December Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Ouchy on Sunday 24th December Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Ouchy on Thursday 19th October Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Oberrieden on Saturday 15th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Versoix on Tuesday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Geneva on Monday 10th July Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Luzern on Wednesday 5th July Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Thalwil on Sunday 18th June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Zollikon on Thursday 15th June Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Luzern on Sunday 28th May 2005 Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Ouchy on Thursday 7th September Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Zurich on Sunday 28th August Lake Como - PS Concordia at Argegno on Sunday 24th July Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Clarens on Thursday 7th July Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Sunday 26th June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil at Thalwil on Sunday 19th June Lake Como - PS Concordia at Varenna on Sunday 5th June Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Le Bouveret on Saturday 4th June Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Thursday 2nd June Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Zürich at Rapperswil on Sunday 22nd May Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Vevey La Tour on Sunday 10th April 2004 Lake Luzern - PS Gallia at Vitznau on Friday 21st May Lake Geneva - MPV Italie at Lausanne on Saturday 24th April 2003 Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse at Ouchy dock on Friday 29th August Lake Geneva - PS Simplon at Geneva on Monday 18th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux at Morges on Sunday 10th August Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Oberhofen on Wednesday 6th August Lake Como - ex-ps mv Milano off-Urio on Sunday 27th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie off-Nyon on Wednesday 2nd July There are conflicting reports which suggest (a) passengers alighted at Nyon and (b) it continued to St-Prex where passengers transferred to road transport to connect into PS Simplon at Lausanne - can you confirm or advise accordingly ? 2002 Lake Luzern - PS Stadt Luzern at Flüelen on Monday 26th August Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Geneva on Sunday 18th August Lake Zurich - PS Stadt Rapperswil off-Uetikon on Wednesday 14th August Lake Geneva - PS Montreux off-Rolle on Thursday 11th July Lake Brienz - PS Lötschberg at Bönigen on Sunday 7th July Lake Geneva - MPV Vevey at Geneva on Friday 12th April Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Lausanne on Sunday 7th April Lake Geneva - PS Rhône at Villeneuve on Sunday 31st March 2001 Lake Luzern - PS Uri at Kehrsiten-Bürgenstock on Wednesday 1st August Lake Thun - PS Blümlisalp at Beatushöhlen on Friday 20th July Lake Geneva - PS Savoie at Montreux on Wednesday 11th July Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse off-Morges on Monday 9th April * * *   Do you know at what time MPV Italie was taken off the Evian "ferry" service - for dispatch to Geneva also which motor vessel took over ? 2000 Lake Luzern - PS Schiller between Vitznau and Weggis on Thursday 20th July 1999 Lake Geneva - PS La Suisse off-St-Prix on Saturday 3rd July 1977 Lake Garda - PS G Zanardelli near Moderno during October 1977 1969 Lake Luzern - PS Schiller off Bouchs on Sunday 7th September 1956 Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Kehrsiten Dorf on Monday 13th February 1928 Lake Geneva - PS Rhône and PS Genève off-Pully on Sunday 13th May 1923 Lake Luzern - PS Unterwalden at Beckenried on Thursday 30th October Are YOU aware of any other other occasions ( or have further information on those shown above ) ?

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