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Fuel spill in Druten
A refueling of the 'Reise Reise Prestige', which was actually bein used as reception ship for Ukrainian refugees in Druten, went wrong on May 23, 2026. As a result, diesel fuel ended up in the water. To ensure that the oil fdid not drift away and further polluted the environment, immediate action was taken during the night hours by the municipality. Absorbent materials have been placed in the water and on the beach, until Rijkswaterstaat indicated that they could be removed. The municipality has cordoned off the small beach at the Veerdam and advised people not to enter the water themselves or with a pet. The site was being monitored. The people on board the reception ship were immediately informed of the situation. They did not have to leave the ship. Like the local residents, they were warned about the strong odor the diesel fuel was spreading in the area and advised to close windows, doors, and ventilation grilles to keep the smell out. As of May 24, there was hardly any trace of the fuel smell left. The restaurant on the 'Veerdam', berthed next to the reception ship, remained open as usual. How the refueling could have gone wrong was being investigated by Rijkswaterstaat and the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate. Report with photos: https://www.gelderlander.nl/druten/bijtanken-van-opvangschip-voor-vluchtelingen-gaat-mis-gasolie-belandt-in-het-water~a83f70d0/274016721/
River cruise ship breached in collision
In the harbour canal of Duisburg the "River Navigator" (EU-No.: 04804650) was in collision with the tank barge "Sempachersee", 1547 ts (EU-No.: 02331941), in the morning of Feb 16, 2016, at 10.15 a.m. during a trial of the river cruise ship after an overhaul in the Ruhrorter Port. Aboard the ship were only the crew and technicians of the yard. After a rudder failure the ship became unmanoerable and hit the tank barge in the canal before being caught by the river current and running aground on the opposite side of the Rhine at river km 781 at the Homberger shore. The "River Navigator" had suffered a breach of three meters length in the bow at port side and started to spill oil from a damaged tank of the bow thruster. The fire rescue was on scene with several engines and a fire boat. The ship was surrounded by an oil boom and the spill from the breached diesel tank could be stopped. About one ton gas oil leaked out before the tank was drained. The "River Navigator" could be pulled out at 5.30 p.m. by the "Hercules". It was yet to be decided, whether the sand of the contaminated shore was to be removed. The damage was more than 100000 Euro. German reports with photos: http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/duisburg/hercules-zieht-fahrgastschiff-in-duisburger-hafen-id11572501.html http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duisburg/fahrgastschiff-stoesst-mit-tankmotorschiff-zusammen-aid-1.5771833 http://www.stadt-panorama.de/ausgaben/du-nord/flusskreuzer-mit-tanker-kollidiert-aid-1.5771828 http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/duisburg/fahrgastschiff-kollidiert-in-duisburg-mit-tankmotorschiff-id11569196.html
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