Passenger ship Allision

Passenger ship Allision

A 110 meter long passenger ship’s bow struck the Jochenstein lock wall while sailing from Passau to Budapest.   With 160 passengers on board, the vessel suffered 10,000 € damage to the bow.   All the damage was above the waterline and the ship was allowed to continue on to Budapest.  The lock sustained damage around 5000 €.    No one was injured in the incident.   The lock was able to opperate and boat traffic was not impacted.  Report from lock kepper at Jochenstein, Germany.

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