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Factofour

Factofour

Photo: bndestem.nl

The 135 meter long self-propelled barge Factofour allided on the Scheldt-Rhine Canal with the bridge at Rilland-Bath, Netherlands.  The vessel and passing under the Bathse bridge when it and the cargo containers on deck struck the underside of the bridge.   Reports state the vessel hit cables and wires ran underneath the bridge.   Some of the deck cargo of containers were damaged whiles others shifted.  No reports of injuries or pollution being released.  The Factofour proceeded to moor nearby until the cargo can be secured.    The Factofour was en route to Duisburg from Antwerp.

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