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Collision on the Elbe

Collision on the Elbe

The 162 meter long inland freighter Niedersachsen 2 collided with the barge Forelle while on the Elbe River.  The Forelle, with a cargo of sediment, went off course and veered directly in front of the bow of the Niderersachsen 2.   The collision ripped an air tank off the Forelle allowing the barge to quickly fill with water.   The two crew on the Forelle were rescued as the barge capsized and grounded on a nearby groin field.   No reports of injury.   Powerful pumps were brought to the scene to raise the Forelle which will be towed to Hitzler Werft, Lauenburg, Germany.

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Mecklenburg Sprung a Leak

Mecklenburg Sprung a Leak

The passenger ship Mecklenburg suffered water ingress while proceeding on the lower Elbe River.   The Mecklenburg with 23 passengers and three crew was on a trip from Berlin to Schwerin when a crew member discovered the engine room was flooded with water up to his knees.   The master contacted the Wittenberge fire service for assistance.  The fire service hooked up multiple pumps and discharged the water out of the engine room.   The fire service constructed a tempory basin to contain the waste water as oil and diesel fuel.   After serveral hours of pumping water, the leak was discovered to be a faulty valve.   No reports of injury and no pollution was released.

 

 

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Princess Aground

Princess Aground

The 80 meter long passenger ship Princess went aground on the Elbe River near Wittenberg, Germany.   The Princess had 87 passengers and a crew of 18 when it became stuck in the river due to a low river tide of 1,30 meters.   The passengers were transferred to the Lutherstadt Wittenberg and taken back to the harbour at Wittenberg.   No reports of injuries.  After unloading passengers, luggage, water ballast, and some assistance from a tug, the vessel was refloated.  River traffic is closed due to the build up of sand caused by the Princess refloating.  A dredger has been requested to reopen river traffic.

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