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Report: Unfortunate fall of skipper caused collision
A report has been published regarding the cause of the collision between the barge 'Orfeo' (MMSI: 244150430) and the 'Septimo', en route from Rotterdam with five crew members on board and fully loaded with 3,200 tons of rapeseed, on the Waal River near Winssen on Aug 25, 2025. The 78-year-old skipper of the 'Orfeo' had briefly left his seat while the vessel was making a turn. The skipper wanted to get food from the wheelhouse and fell. He did not return to the helm in time to correct course, causing the 'Septimo' to become wedged under the barges of the 'Orfeo'. Te waterway was blocked for hours, causing significant delays for at least 85 inland vessels. The 'Septimo' sustained significant damage in the accident. According to the police investigation, the skipper was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs and would not be prosecuted.
Maas closed for shipping after collision
On the morning of Aug 29, 2025, the 'Septimo', with five crew members on board and fully loaded with 3,200 tons of rapeseed, and the barge combination 'Orfeo' (MMSI: 244150430), enroute from Schwelgern to Rotterdam, were in collision on the Waal near Winssen close to the the Tacitus Bridge. The 'Septimo' was pushed aground. The barge 'VHG 99' remained stuck on one of the vessel's bollards in pos. 51° 53' N 005° 44' E. Another barge had to be retrieved, as it had been detached and anchored between two groins, slightly closer to the Tacticus Bridge of the A50. The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management partially closed the river at 4:30 a.m. The 'Septimo' was sailing upstream from Rotterdam, when struck by the 'Orfeo', en route from Schwelgern, sailing towards Rotterdam, The bollard was to be welded off, which was expected to take several hours. Shipping was allowed to pass under the escort of the Rijkswaterstaat patrol boat 'P 137' (MMSI: 244059814) on the north bank, one by one, thereby minimizing wave action. At midday, the ships were separated, and 85 waiting vessels were able to continue the voyage after 11 hours. The 'Septimo', which was significantly damaged at the bow, returned to Werkendam, where the cargo was transferred to another vessel, before being repaired at a shipyard. The 'Orfeo' berthed in Rotterdam on Aug 29. Report with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/08/29/stremming-waal-na-aanvaring-vrachtschip-en-koppelverband/
Fire on barge in Düsseldorf
Late at night of Apr 15, 2016, a fire broke out aboard the "Othello", 3917 ts (EU-No.: 02332309), in the port of Düsseldorf. The fire Brigade was alerted short before midnight. When the fire fighters arrived on Scene, dense smoke emerged from the foreship. The fire had broken out in the battery room of the ship. It was tackled from shore and with a fire boat, before it could be ventilated and the case handed over to the water police. German report with photos: http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/blaulicht/duesseldorf-feuer-auf-frachtschiff-im-hafen-aid-1.5909670
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