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Grounded barge refloated
The 'Mini U' was successfully refloated on Jan 15, after 100 tons of the 744 tons gravel, the ship was carrying as cargo, were lightered. The ship was then moored near the Dischinger Bridge on the Havel in Berlin- Spandau in pos. 52° 32' N 013° 12 E, where it remained stationary as of Jan 19. Report with photo: https://www.tagesspiegel.de/potsdam/landeshauptstadt/schiff-wieder-unterwegs-festgefahrenes-schiff-um-tonnen-leichter-und-manovrierfahig-15145080.html
Ship has to be lightered once the ice has melted
The situation of the 'Minu U' remained unchanged as of Jan 13, as all salvage attempts had failed so far and the ship had slipped too on a sandbank. To make things worse, one of the three icebreakers 'Oderberg', 'Seelöwe' and 'Seehund', which were being used by the Spree-Havel Waterways and Shipping Authority, had suffered an engine failure during the work. The next step was to be the lightering of at least a part of the cargo of 744 tons of gravel, which will likely take some time, as first the ice has to melt. Another refloating attempt was expected no earlier than next week. The crew remained on board and was being adequately cared for. Report with video: https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2026/01/brandenburg-schiff-festgefahren-jungfernsee-potsdam.html
Grounding near Potsdam
On Jan 9, 2016, the ' Mini-U' ran aground on the Jungfern Lake near Potsdam. It got stuck on a shoal outside the shipping channel in pos. 52° 25' N 013° 05' E. The ship was unable to free itself, and attempts to tow it off with the assistance of the Spree-Havel Waterways and Shipping Authority have so far been unsuccessful. Thr crew remained on board and was being cared for. Attempts were to be continued in the coming days to refloat the ship with icebreakers also being deployed. The Water Police Potsdam was investigating how the incident occurred. As of Jan 12, the situation of the vessel remained unchanged, with the ice breaker 'Oderberg' (MMSI: 211620870) alongside and the 'Seelöwe' (MMSI: 211585850) approaching the site. Report with photo: https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2026/01/brandenburg-schiff-festgefahren-jungfernsee-potsdam.html
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