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Cabin cruiser repaired in Speyer
On Sep 22, the 'Lafayette' docked at the Braun shipyard in Speyer. it was pulled onto the slipway with steel cables, one week after the cabin ship's stern struck the banks of the Rüdesheimer Aue and was damaged, while it was en route to Strasbourg with 71 passengers on board. The ship had to be transported to Speyer in an alongside tow by the container m/v 'Camaro VII' (MMSI: 244125253), as two of three propulsion engines were defective, where it arrived on Sep 21. The 'Lafayette" returned to the water on Sep 24 and left the yard at 10.30 a.m. On Sep 25 it arrived in Wesel, destnied to Amsterdam. Report and photos: https://www.rheinpfalz.de/lokal/speyer_artikel,-augenblick-der-woche-erste-hilfe-f%C3%BCr-havariertes-schiff-_arid,5815251.html https://www.binnenschifferforum.de/showthread.php?124431-Flusskreuzfahrer-setzte-bei-R%C3%BCdesheim-auf-und-wurde-achtern-besch%C3%A4digt&p=494272&viewfull=1#post494272
River cruise ship damaged engines in grounding incident
On Sep 16, 2025, the 'Lafayette', enroute from Beinheim to Strasbourg, struck the stones on the Rhine shore near Rüdesheim, at Rhine kilometer 525.4, at approximately 8:15 p.m., while it attempted to turn around. This caused significant damage to the stern of the cabin cruiser. A damage to the propulsion system rendered the boat unmaneuverable and forced it to anchor in the middle of the Rhine shortly afterwards. There were brief disruptions to shipping traffic, until another vessel towed the passenger ship t to the left bank near Bingen that night. For safety reasons, the 71 passengers were asked to leave their cabins. The Waterways and Shipping Authority issued asailing ban while the damage was investigated. On Sep 17 the damaged vessel was towed to the Braun shipyard in Speyer for permanent repairs. it had turned out that two of the three propulsion engines were damaged and could not be repaired on-site. The passengers were transported to Strasbourg by bus. Photos: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR3bKw7ShD3uyPx8uMUzB5TwYIHbeqzzNNs7A&s https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTm44ZVEuYo0vKlKKYHDzFdq_2VGM2vDzjrrQ&s
Cruise ship still stuck after Rhine accident
The Swiss flagged barge "Merlin" (MMSI-No. :269057500), which had capsized on the Rhine in Basel was secured bottom up at the West quay in Basel with steel ropes by a boat of the fire brigade and the tug "Vogel Gryff". The passengers of the Swiss flagged "Olympia" (EU-No.: 08046009) returned on board as well of those of the the French "Lafayette" (EU-No.: 01822624), but both ships remained moored in Basel for surveys and repairs in the evening. Swiss report with photo: http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/panorama/panorama-sda/Frachtschiff-kentert-auf-dem-Rhein-bei-Basel;art46441,403742
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