The 109 meter long, 4458 dwt suction hopper dredger Wilhelm Krüger ran aground on the Ijssel near Kampen, Netherlands. A tug was towing the Wilhelm Krüger bound for Zuiderzee where it was to be scrapped when the dredger ran onto a mud bank. The dredge remain stuck until the following day until three tugs were able to refloat it. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
The 86 meter long barge Innovation II went adrift and allided with a wharf on the IJssel at Capelle, Netherlands. The barge had broken free from the self-propelled barge Innovation and struck the wharf. The wharf sustained some damage, but no reports of injuries. An oil pollution team was reported on site. The Innovation II did not cause the pollution, but the pollution may have resulted in the barge breaking loose.
The 67 meter long self-propelled barge Nelly V ran aground on the IJssel near De Steeg, Netherlands. The Nelly V, loaded with a cargo of gravel, had grounded into a shallows after it had veered too far to allow another vessel to pass. Initial attempts to refloat the Nelly V failed. These attempts caused the barge to block part of the fairway. A dredger was requested and lightered part of the cargo before a tug was finally able to pull the Nelly V free. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released.
