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Inland vessel suffered water ibgress through three holes
In the hull of the 'Hubert', steanded on the Waal near Ooij, three holes in the bow region. The fire department has temporarily sealed the holes with neoprene mats. Rijkswaterstaat took over the subsequent handling of the situation. The sand-laden ship had suffered water ingress after it struck something on the riverbed while underway. After most of the water had been pumped out, tge three holes were discovered. A crane has been summoned for the salvage operation on Sep 5. Its arrival was expected to take about seven hours. The ship's bow was partially submerged, but the vessel has not sunk completely to the bottom of the Waal. Report with photos and video: https://www.gelrenieuws.nl/2026/09/04/video/drie-gaten-ontdekt-in-lekkend-vrachtschip.html?fbclid=IwT01FWAUJOSdwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHimhsBVLZNOw7269T1d1FDV2dbVBcV0Q03B-PbFTEC2QYXoDY_82MOOoNTw-_aem_8m9A4viSWfSQJ0dizoMvZA
Inland vessel in danger of sinking on the Waal
The 'Hubert' loaded with sand, developed a leak on the Waal River near Ooij on Sep 4, 2026, at 4.30 p.m. The ship had struck an object on the riverbed while underway on the river enroute from Waalwijk, which caused a leak at the bow with ensuing water ingress, in pos. 51° 52' N 005° 57' E. Although the foreship of the vessel was already partially submerged, the fire department stated that the ship was not yet resting fully on the riverbed, and deployed the fireboat 'Gelderland' (MMSI: 244710428), which went alongside to pump the water out of the affected compartment. Once the space has been emptied, Rijkswaterstaat would take over the handling of the incident and was on scene with the patrol boat 'RWS 44' (MMSI: 244690942). The exact extent of the damage to the ship was not yet known. Report with photo: https://www.gld.nl/nieuws/8518256/vrachtschip-gedeeltelijk-gezonken-op-de-waal
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