The 80 meter long self-propelled barge Ilaria allided with the lock gate on the Main River near Ginsheim-Gustavsburg, Germany. The Ilaria suffered an engine failure while in the Kostheim one lock and was unable to stop before striking the gate. The amount of damage was not reported, but the water police allowed the Ilaria to proceed later that day. The water police is still conducting an investigation into the incident. The Ilaria was en route to Nuremberg with a cargo of steel rolls.
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The 133 meter long, 4700 dwt tanker Inzhener Nazarov caught fire in the Caspian Sea near Makhachkala, Russia. The fire started from some equipment on the upper deck and quickly spread to other parts of the ship superstructure. Reports state several of the 14 crewmen on board abandoned ship and were picked up by rescue vessels. One crewman was killed in the fire. Several other crew stayed on board to extinguish the blaze. Fire fighting vessels arrived on scene with eight fire brigades of men to fight the fire. After several hours, the fire fighters were able to contain and extinguish the fire. The tanker was in ballast only heading to Makhachkala. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
