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Karin

Karin

Karin
Photo: swr.de

On August 3, the 80 meter long self-propelled tanker-barge Karin sprung a leak on the Rhine River off Mainz, Germany. The Karin was loaded with 1650 tons of nitric acid when the master discovered the vessel had water ingress in the area between the outer hull and the tanks. Unable to control the flooding and the vessel developing a list, the Karin dropped anchor off the DLRG station at Mainz. Local firefighters were alerted who brought pumps to help dewater the tanker which were able to stabilize the Karin.

The owners of the Karin dispatched another tanker to lighter the cargo of acid off the vessel.  Divers inspected the vessel’s hull, but were unable to find the source of the leak.  Authorities determined the Karin was safe to proceed to a shipyard in Duisburg for repairs. No reports of injuries or pollution released.

 

 

Doina

Doina

Doina Rhine Shipwreck Tanker
Photo: rhein-zeitung.de

The 80 meter long self-propelled tanker barge Doina ran aground on the Rhine River near Nonnenwerth, Germany.  The tanker had grounded off the tip of the island Freizuschleppen heavily ladden with a cargo of diesel fuel.   Unable to free itself, the crew requested assistance.   Another vessel attached a towline and tried to pull the Doina free, but the towline snapped.  Several other  attempts to refloat the tanker also failed.   A lighter was requested before another attempt would be made.  The tanker Yvonne arrived on scene the following day and offloaded some 500 tons of diesel fuel.  Afterwards, the Doina was pulled free by the tug Pilot.  Both vessels proceeded to Brohl for inspection.  The water police has launched an investigation into the incident.  Reports state the cause of the grounding was due to a navigational error.


Viking Tor

Viking Tor

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The 135 meter long passenger ship Viking Tor went aground on the Rhine near Zeitldorf, Germany.   The vessel was en route to Amsterdam from Budapest with 183 passengers when it suffered a malfunction allowing the vessel to go aground by the stern.   The Viking Tor was able to refloat itself, but it had lost its propulsion gear on it’s port side.   The passenger vessel proceeded to Regensburg for repairs.   No reports of injuries or pollution released.   Reports state the damage to the vessel to be around 100000 euros.  Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

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