MS Loreley is a tourist boat built in 1996 for the Köln-Düsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt AG.

The bow propeller by shipyard De Gerlien van Tiem has its own 230 kW strong MAN engine.

When fully loaded, draft is still only 1.25 m.[1] Loreley was built in 1995-1996 by the Dutch Shipyard De Hoop in Rijnwaarden.

From July 6, Loreley was employed in scheduled service on the Middle Rhine between Koblenz and Rüdesheim am Rhein.

[2] On 18 September 2003 Harald Schmidt aired his television show from aboard Loreley.

The captain was able to reduce her speed with use of the bow propeller, but she was nevertheless beached near Rhine kilometer 553.7, while running at about 15 km/h.

[3] A state investigation ruled out any technical defect, and the KD blamed the accident on the extremely low water level of only 1.44 m. On 25 November the government then released the boat for further service.

However, Loreley had suffered so much damage, that a new bow section was ordered at Shipyard De Hoop.