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Anja 1

Anja 1

Anja 1
Photo: presseportal.de

On the evening of December 15, the 99 meter long self-propelled barge Anja 1 (MMSI 244710392) allided on the Dortmund-Ems Canal with Ellinghauser Straße bridge at Dortmund, Germany. The Anja 1 was loaded with a cargo of scrap metal when it struck a sheet pile wall of the bridge. The Anja 1 sustained severe bow damage with part of the bow crushed allowing water ingress. The vessel was able to proceed to Hardenberg under its own power and moor.

The local fire brigade arrived on site and found the Anja 1 water ingress had knocked out the vessel’s power.  Using a generator from the brigade’s fireboat, power was restored to the Anja 1.  The fire brigade deployed a dewatering pump to control the flooding.

An excavator was used to remove some of the scrap metal cargo off the vessel. This reduced the draft allowing the damage part of the bow to be above the waterline.

The water police have launched an investigation into the incident. There were no reports of injuries or pollution released.

 

 

Doggerbank

Doggerbank

Doggerbank
Photo: DGzRS

On the early morning of December 5, the 19 meter long fishing vessel Doggerbank (MMSI: 211287590) became disabled in the North Sea about 5 nautical miles west of Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany. The Doggerbank had suffered engine failure and went adrift.  The vessel requested assistance with the DGzRS dispatching the 20 meter long lifeboat Theodor Storm (MMSI: 211512630) from Büsum.  The lifeboat would arrived on scene later and able to connect a towline to the fishing vessel.  The vessels then proceeded to Büsum safely.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.

Theodor Storm

Aegir

Aegir

Aegir
Photo: stern.de

On the afternoon of December 6, the 21 meter long passenger ship Aegir (MMSI: 211237980) had run aground in the Wadden Sea off the eastern tip of the island of Juist, Germany. The Aegir was passing between the islands of Juist and Norderney when a strong southerly wind and a strong ebb tide caused the vessel to drift out of the navigation channel. The passenger vessel would end up on a sandbank some 100 meters off Juist. Unable to free itself on the low tide, the vessel requested assistance . The DGzRS dispatched 3 lifeboats to assist.  The 10 meter long lifeboat Wilma Sikorski (MMSI: 211290150) was able to reach the Aegir which safely transferred 7 passengers and 1 crew to the 20 meter long lifeboat Eugen (MMSI: 211405020).  Several attempts to free the Aegir failed to pull the passenger ship off the sandbank.  Not until the rising tide was the Aegir able to free itself.  The lifeboat Eugen escorted the Aegir to Norddeich.  No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.