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Nautic 1

Nautic 1

Photo: derwesten.de
Photo: derwesten.de

The 85 meter long self-propelled barge Nautic 1 broke-in-two while on the Rhine-Herne Canal at Gelsenkirchen, Germany.  The Nautic 1 was being loaded with a cargo of scrap metal when the vessel suffered hull failure amidships. The vessel’s stern sank while the bow was thrust out of the water into air. No reports of injuries of the three crew on board.  The local fire brigade responded to the scene and placed oil boom around the vessel as some oil pollution was released from the submerged engine room.  A crane was requested to help raise the Nautic 1 in the following week.  Reports state the cause of the incident was due to failure to distribute the cargo while loading along with the age of the hull.  The Nautic 1 was built in 1957.

Photo: derwesten.de

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Danube Collision

Danube Collision

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The 80 meter long self-propelled barge Carl Presser and the 86 meter long self-propelled barge Gau collided on the Danube River near Deggendorf, Germany.  The two vessels were about to pass each other on their starboard side when the Carl Presser went aground on a gravel bar.  The Carl Presser was turned around in the river current in front of the Gau.  The Gau’s pilot had the vessel go full astern, but the vessel was unable to stop in time before the two collided.  The Gau’s bow struck the starboard section of the Carl Presser stern.  Reports state each vessel suffered around 25,000 Euros in damage.

Gau

The Gau proceeded to Deggendorf under its own power.  The Carl Presser was refloated itself and proceeded to Deggendorf as well.  Reports state the Carl Presser had to leave the fairway in a bend in the river to allow the Gau to pass.  The Carl Presser was en route to Austria from Regensburg with 1000 tons of soy meal.  The Gau was headed to Deggendorf with 900 tons of steel rolls. The water police has detain both vessels and launched an investigation into the incident.

 

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Helena Tineke

Helena Tineke

Photo: gelderlander.nl
Photo: gelderlander.nl

The 85 meter long self-propelled barge Helena Tineke struck bottom on the Waal near Beuningen, Netherlands.  The Helena Tineke loaded with coal had struck a crib damaging the vessel’s hull.  The barge’s pumps could not control the water ingress and the vessel made an emergency stop at Weurt.  There local fire rescue assisted in dewatering the Helena Tineke and temporary repairs were made.  No reports of injuries or pollution released.

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