The 2,200 dwt, 135-meter long freighter Onderneming IV went aground on the Rhine River nearDettenheim, Germany. The vessel loaded with gravel veered onto the shallows when an oncoming vessel was out of its position in the traffic lane. The Onderneming IV was unable to free itself. Another vessel also attempted to pull the Onderneming IV free, but failed. Reports state several hundred tons of cargo to lighten the vessel and a dredger will arrive to aid in freeing the ship.
The motor vessel City of Redwood reported that one of the barges being pushed down the Ohio River began to sink near Louisville, Kentucky. The barge loaded with a cargo of hydrochloric acid was beached. The Coast Guard reported that the water ingress was limited to void spaces and there was no flooding of cargo tanks. No reports of pollution being release into the water.
A ferry hit a sandbank and sank on the Muriganga river south of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The ferry was carrying approximately 220 passengers onboard. Reports place 90 survivors, 79 deaths and 50 as missing. Nearby fishermen were able to rescue some passengers from the water, but many were swept down the fast moving river.
