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Water ingress in Algermissen
The 'Gebr. Minch' reported a water ingress while moored in the port of the branch canal near Algermissen (Hildesheim District), enroute from sehnde, on Jan 11, 2026, at approximately 2:10 p.m. The fire department Algermissen, the Sehnde Fire Department, the Lehrte Fire Department, the Burgdorf Fire Department, the Water Police, the Waterways and Shipping Authority and the Lower Water Authority responded. Several small cracks and holes had occurred in the engine room area, through which water entered the ship. As a precaution, divers from Sehnde, along with those from Lehrte and Burgdorf, were alerted to the scene. Simultaneously, a rescue boat took position at the staging area on the canal. With own measures, the skipper of the barge was able to minimise the leakage, allowing him to monitor the water level in the engine room usingthe own pumps throughout the operation. Due to surface contamination of the intruding water with operating fluids, pumping it back into the branch canal was prohibited. Since the possibility of further water ingress due to the weather conditions could not be completely ruled out, it was decided, together with the water police and the skipper, to conduct two follow-up inspections. The ship remained stationary in pos. 52° 15' N 009° 57'E as of Jan 13. Report with photo: https://feuerwehr-algermissen.de/einsaetze-2026/einsatz-nr-03-h1-wassereintritt-binnenschiff/
First ship unloaded in Osterrönfeld
The "Lea" was the first ship to be unloaded in the new heavy good port in Osterrönfeld in the Kiel canal on June 4, 2012. The ship came from Magdeburg on June 2 and had on board sections which were built by Enercon in Aurich for a windpark in Handewitt near Flensburg. 32 trucks carried the sections with a weight of 39,5 tons each and a diameter of 4,2 metres to their destingation. The two port cranes were not yet ready so a mobile crane had to be called for the work. German report with photo: http://www.kn-online.de/Lokales/Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde/Erster-Frachter-im-Schwerlasthafen
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