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Collision on the Waal
The 'Barletta', en route from Rotterdam and loaded with approximately 100 tons of biofuel, was in collision with the a pushed convoy, consisting of the tug 'Veerhaven IX' (MMSI: 244620946), and four barges, on the Waal, on the left bank near Oosterhout near kilometer marker 889.5, on May 14, 2026, just before 5.15 p.m. Rescuers responded with large contingents. Among the units deployed were a fire engine from the Beuningen Fire Department, the fireboat 'Gelderland' from Nijmegen, and later also fire units from Oosterhout. In addition, the Officers on Duty (OvD) from the Gelderland-South and Gelderland-Middle safety regions arrived at the scene. Later, Rijkswaterstaat also joined the incident. The tanker was taken in alongside tow by the container barge 'La Quatra' (MMSI: 244140807) and taken to Nijmegen. No pollutants leaked from both shis, and there were no injuries reported. The tanker suffered significant damage to the bow. Also the barge 'VH 80' was damaged at the bow. Rijkswaterstaat was handling the further settlement of the incident. Reports with photos and video: https://www.gelderlander.nl/overbetuwe/tankschip-en-boot-botsen-op-waal-flinke-schade-aan-beide-schepen~a2c93d73/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.binnenschifferforum.de%2F https://binnenvaartkrant.nl/kop-op-kop-aanvaring-op-waal
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