The 123 meter long, 5185 dwt cargo vessel Port Olya 2 ran aground on the Volga-Caspian Sea Canal near the 143 kilometer mark. The cargo vessel was en route to Amirabad with a cargo of grain from Port Olya when it became stuck. The crew was able to refloat the vessel later the same day without assistance. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 26 meter long pushboat/towboat Edda with the 86 meter long tanker-barge CT 1803 ran aground on the Elbe River near Klöden, Germany. The vessels were proceeding on the Elbe bound for Magdeburg when the Edda struck an underwater obstruction causing rudder failure. The CT 1803 spun until it was perpendicular to the river blocking traffic on the Elbe. Authorities dispatched a workboat to the scene to the pull the CT 1803 free. The first attempt by the workboat failed and it was determined a more powerful vessel was required. A second pushboat was dispatched from Torgau and arrived on scene. These vessels were able to pull the CT 1803 free later that day. No reports of injuries or pollution released on either vessel.
The 110 meter long self-propelled tanker-barge Piz Palü collided with the 187 meter long self-propelled barge Rhenus Luenen on the Waal near Kekerdom, Netherlands. The Piz Palü was headed in ballast to Rotterdam when it struck two barges being pushed by the Rhenus Luenen. After the collision, the vessels ran aground onto a nearby crib. The Piz Palü sustained hull damage above the waterline resulting in no water ingress or pollution released.
Authorities were alerted and the local fire brigade dispatched a fireboat to the scene. The Piz Palü was able to be refloated and allowed to continue on to Rotterdam. The Rhenus Luenen remained aground and required to be lightered. The bunker Martina 2 arrived on scene later and assisted in refloating the barges. Reports state there were no injuries on either vessels.