Shipwreck Log

The 110 meter long passenger ship River Queen allided with a lock gate on the Main-Donau canal at Nürnberg, Germany.  The River Queen was en route to Bamberg when it passed through the lock.   The vessel’s wheelhouse had not been lowered enough to allow the vessel pass through the lock gate.  The River Queen had its wheelhouse crushed.  Damage to the lock gate was minor, but estimates to the River Queen was over 100,000 Euros.  The River Queen was towed to a nearby quay where repairs could be made. No reports of injuries or pollution released.  The water police has launched an investigation.