The occasional disgruntled TradeWinds reader may sometimes have wished they could cast pesky journalists adrift in a small boat on the high seas.

While this remains just a dream for now, a German media company is launching an 'editorial hub' vessel to travel up and down the River Spree in Berlin.

The Pioneer One, equipped with a Schottel propulsion system, has been built by the Lux-Werft shipyard in Niederkassel.