Willi Abicht
On the afternoon of July 14, the 18 meter long self-propelled passenger ship Willi Abicht (MMSI: 211184720) allided on the Elbe River with the 400 meter long, 197087 dwt container ship Cosco Shipping Capricorn (IMO: 9783514) in the port of Hamburg, Germany. The Willi Abicht was proceeding through the container terminal when it suffered rudder failure and drifted into the moored container ship.
The water police stated the Willi Abicht had sustained some damage, but was in no danger of sinking and no pollution was released. Two passengers were slightly injured during the incident. The Cosco Shipping Capricorn only sustained minor paint scrapes from the incident. The passenger ship was taken under tow to a nearby shipyard for repairs.