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Collision on the Sheksna

Collision on the Sheksna

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The 119 meter long, 3345 dwt cargo vessel Leonid Lisin collided with the barge OT-823 being towed by a tug on the Sheksna River, Russia.  The Leonid Lisin struck head-on with the barge as it passed each other.   The Leonid Lisin suffered a hole in the hull above the waterline.  No reports of injuries on either vessel and no pollution was released.  Authorities ordered the trio of vessels to a nearby anchorage to conduct further inquiries into the incident.  The Sheksna River is part of the Baltic Sea – Volga waterway.

Ruben

Ruben

Ruben
Photo: lc.nl

The 19 meter long towboat Ruben with an empty barge allided with the bridge over the Prinses Margriet Canal at Oude Schouw, Netherlands.  The vessels were able pass under the bridge and moored nearby. Authorities dispatched teams to inspect for damage and investigate the incident. No reports of injuries or pollution released.

Collision off Texas City

Collision off Texas City

Photo: Galveston daily News
Photo: Galveston daily News

The 585 foot long, 43176 dwt bulk carrier Summer Wind collided with a tanker barge being towed by the 20 meter long  tugboat Miss Susan in the Houston Ship Channel near the end of the Texas City Dike.  The tanker barge, loaded with 924,000 gallons of fuel oil, suffered water ingress and sank  at the end of the dike.   Reports state an unknown amount of fuel oil was released.   A sheen of oil was spotted in the water around the barge.   Authorities closed traffic on the channel between the Intracoastal Waterway to lighter buoy 32.    Two crewmen on the barge were treated for exposure of hydrogen sulfide.  No reports of injuries on the Miss Susan or the Summer Wind.  Texas authorities and Coast Guard have deployed response teams to contain and clean-up the pollution.

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