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Crew member fell five metres deep into cargo hold
In a complex rescue operation, the Waltrop fire department rescued a woman from the cargo hold of the 'Moca', enroute from Dorsten to Datteln, on the evening of June 25, 2026. The crew member felll five meters deep, while the ship was transiting the Datteln-Hamm Canal for reasons still unknown. She suffered several serious injuries. The helmsman immediately issued a distress call and then temporarily moored the vessel near the marina in Waltrop and close to the Münster St. Bridge. The fire department from Waltrop was able to use a ladder truck to approach the vessel via a small path. An emergency physician initially treated the woman ion site. She was then resmoved from the cargo hold using a rescue basket stretcher, which was attached to the turntable ladder of the fire engine. She was then airlifted to Gelsenkirchen by a rescue helicopter due to her serious injuries. The operation lasted about an hour. Nearly 30 firefighters were involved. Due to the difficult situation, the Recklinghausen district's mountain rescue team was also alerted. However, they were ultimately not needed. The water police was investigating the exact circumstances of the accident. Report with video: https://www1.wdr.de/nrw/ruhrgebiet/kreis-recklinghausen/waltrop-unfall-binnenschiff-100.html?at_medium=wdr.de&at_campaign=sharing&at_source=Whatsapp
Collision near Kreuzbruch
In the evening of Dec 17, 2015, the "Moca" 1059 ts (EU-No.: 4016490) was in collision with the pusher tug "Bizon -O-118" on the Havel-Oder-waterway near Kreuzbruch, which was underway to Oranienburg. The "Moca" was enroute to Hohensaaten and suffered a dent. The damage was estimated to be around 5000 Euro.
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