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Lock allision in Heilbronn
On Sep 20, 2026, at approximately 1:45 p.m., the 'Friedrich Götz', enroute from Stuttgart, allided with the and the impact protection system, among other things, of the lock gate during a lockage operation at Heilbronn due to reasons yet to be determined. As a result, the lock remained closed until further notice, disrupting shipping traffic in the area. The damage to the lock facility amounted to €1,000,000, while the damage to the vessel was estimated at €50,000. It continued its voyage and arrived in Neckarsulm on Sep 21. The lock reopened on the afternoon of Sep 21, after the water police had tested it and confirmed that the water level lowered correctly. The damaged upper lock gate was scheduled to be replaced in early October. The Heilbronn Water Police have launched an investigation to determine whether it was a technical defect or human error. Report with video: https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/baden-wuerttemberg/heilbronn/schleuse-nach-schiffsunfall-gesperrt-millionenschaden-100.html
Bridge allision at Untertürkheim
On Feb 7, 2015, around 11.30 a.m. the "Friedrich Götz" carrying a cargo of empty containers allided with a bridge at the lock Untertürkheim on the Neckar at river 186,4. The ship which was underway from Mannheim, where it had sailed on Feb 6, to Stuttgart with a cargo of containers, smashed against the bridge with the wheelhouse which was destroyed. The master suffered cut injuries and a shock and was taken to the Karl-Olga-Hospital in Stuttart after his deckhand had manoevered the vessel to a nearby container terminal in Heidelberg. The damage at the ship was estimated to be around 30.000 - 40.000 Euro. The damage at the bridge had yet to be assessed. German reports with photos: http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.stuttgart-untertuerkheim-schiff-bleibt-an-neckar-bruecke-haengen.0ea17c45-1224-41ae-b590-019403bc2954.html http://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.schiffsunfall-auf-dem-neckar-menschliches-fehlverhalten-als-ursache.5d4e127b-579b-4409-bd30-bca87819e32b.html
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