A 110 meter long passenger ship’s bow struck the Jochenstein lock wall while sailing from Passau to Budapest. With 160 passengers on board, the vessel suffered 10,000 € damage to the bow. All the damage was above the waterline and the ship was allowed to continue on to Budapest. The lock sustained damage around 5000 €. No one was injured in the incident. The lock was able to opperate and boat traffic was not impacted. Report from lock kepper at Jochenstein, Germany.
The 66.87 meter long freighter Sterlet sailing from Budapest ran aground on the Danube River near the 1669 kilometer mark. The Sterlet had veered out of the shipping lanes when it became stuck. No further details reported.
The 85-meter long self-propelled barge Rubiships IV went aground on the Danube River near Niederalteich, Germany. The master of the Rubiships IV steered the vessel too early causing it to become stuck at an angle on the river nearly blocking all traffic. The river was at a low water stage which contributed to the accident. No reports of injuries or pollution being released.
