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Viking Tor

Viking Tor

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The 135 meter long passenger ship Viking Tor went aground on the Rhine near Zeitldorf, Germany.   The vessel was en route to Amsterdam from Budapest with 183 passengers when it suffered a malfunction allowing the vessel to go aground by the stern.   The Viking Tor was able to refloat itself, but it had lost its propulsion gear on it’s port side.   The passenger vessel proceeded to Regensburg for repairs.   No reports of injuries or pollution released.   Reports state the damage to the vessel to be around 100000 euros.  Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

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Ursula Klaus

Ursula Klaus

The 85 meter long self-propelled barge Ursula Klaus went aground on the Danube near Deggendorf, Germany.   The vessel’s bow went hard aground on the river bottom causing hull damage and water ingress.   The Ursula Klaus was able to proceed to the nearby shipyard where the local fire brigade arrived on scene.   The firefighters provided pumps to keep the barge from sinking along with a pollution containment tank to avoid any pollution entering the river.   No reports of injuries.   The Ursula Klaus cargo of 600 tons of soybean meal was unloaded at Deggendorf before it proceeded to the yard for repairs.  The water police have launched an investigation into the incident.

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Danube Grounding

Danube Grounding

The 190 meter long self-propelled barge Straubing with it’s connected barge SL 18005 went aground on the Danube River near Deggendorf, Germany.  The vessels had been at anchor and was proceeding to turn around and head downstream when they got stuck.  The vessels were disconnected and were refloated the same day.  The Straubing suffered some minor damage when rocks clogged the bow thruster after the grounding.   The two vessels had a combined cargo of 700 tons of iron ore.  No reports of injuries or pollution being released.

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