I think an environment based in the area of the north Frisian isles would be awesome for the game. Not only would you be able to see what it's like being a captain on one of the many passenger and cargo ferries serving the islands, but you'd also experience the challenge of navigating through the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage. Along with that, I'd suggest to add the "Baltrum 1" ferry too when creating this environment. It's operated by Baltrum Linie and does about 2-4 trips per day from the port of Neßmersiel to the island of Baltrum and back. It's driven by 2 fixed pitch propellers but only one rudder. It also has a Bow Thruster at the front which is operated in a different way: You need to turn it off and on. Once turned on, it emits water jets to both the port and starboard side of the vessel. If you then move the control lever for the thruster, you partially close a flap on the desired side which then leads to propulsion only being present on the other side. It has a bridge wing console only on the starboard side, since that is the only side it's docked with, as the passenger ramp is on that side. It would be awesome to see, if you were actually able to operate the ramp in game, similar to how it's done with the St. Pauli ferry in Ship Simulator Extremes, but slightly modified: A button to extend/retract the ramp, and once its extended, you have 2 buttons to move it up and down.
If any more reference images are needed, please do not hesitate to message me, as I've had the honor to have a look behind the scenes of that vessel a few moths ago.
Thank you for reading! Kind regards,
Ben.
(The buttons below the portside engine telegraph are to turn on and off the bow thruster, engine instruments and a rudder angle indicator for the bridge wing are located behind the window to the right of the image)
