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Month: August 2011

Scenic Ruby

Scenic Ruby

The 135 meter long, 2200 ton passenger ship Scenic Ruby became disabled on the River Main near Volkach, Germany.  The Scenic Ruby had 166 passengers on board for a voyage from Budapest to Amsterdam when the vessel suffered a power failure.   Without power, the master of the Scenic Ruby decided to drop its anchor to stop the vessel drifting.   The stern anchor chain snapped leaving the 1100 pound anchor on the riverbed, but the two bow anchors held.   Later, the engine room was restrarted and the vessel was tied to a nearby quay.  Divers located and recovered the anchor.   The vessel continued on its voyage later the same day.   No reports of injury or pollution being released.

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Mecklenburg Sprung a Leak

Mecklenburg Sprung a Leak

The passenger ship Mecklenburg suffered water ingress while proceeding on the lower Elbe River.   The Mecklenburg with 23 passengers and three crew was on a trip from Berlin to Schwerin when a crew member discovered the engine room was flooded with water up to his knees.   The master contacted the Wittenberge fire service for assistance.  The fire service hooked up multiple pumps and discharged the water out of the engine room.   The fire service constructed a tempory basin to contain the waste water as oil and diesel fuel.   After serveral hours of pumping water, the leak was discovered to be a faulty valve.   No reports of injury and no pollution was released.

 

 

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Collision at Houston

Collision at Houston

The 274 meter long tanker Naticina collided with a barge on the Houston Ship Channel.   The towboat Alliance was towing the barge, loaded with 20,000 barrels of xylene, when the barge struck the tanker.  The Naticina suffered damage to its hull with a breach to its stargobard ballast tank.   No injuries or pollution released.   Authorities are conducting an investigation and conducting surveys for damage.

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