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Container ship troubled on the Elbe
When the 'Singapore Express' left Hamburg for Antwerp on Sep 11 and had just had left the Eurogate Terminal at high tide to make place for the incoming 'Maastricht Maersk', while letting the vessel pass along to the terminal, being held by two tugs at the dolphins in Finjenwerder, it did not catch up speed as expected. Instead it drifted with the fresh southwesterly breeze closer and closer to the banks on the northern side of the Elbe. As the front tug, the 'VB Spirit', had already been released, it was in immediate danger of running ground, before the forward propulsion set in again. The stern tug 'VB Resolut' was ordered full power to port, in the direction of the deep fairway. The tug pulled with full force, so slowly the distance to the river bank increased again. The strong backwash of the container ship caused underwater-stones being stirred up. The fact that the ship was only partially laden, and that the tide was high a grounding was prevented, and the 'Singapore Express' continued on its way downriver.
Trawler heavily damaged in collision with German container ship
The trawler 'Stella Polaris UK 22' (IMO: 8700802) was severely damaged in a collision with the 'Singapore Express' on the morning of May 21, 2026, in the North Sea in the TSS north of Terschelling. The 'Singapore Express', enroute from Rotterdam, was sailing near a shipping channel 60 kilometers north of the Wadden Islands at 03:00 a.m.. At that moment, the trawler had just crossed the channel. The ships collided around 03:02 a.m. One crew member suffered minor injuries during the incident. It remained unclear how the accident occurred. The Maritime Police started investigating the circumstances. The cutter's wheelhouse was completely crushed. The trawler also sustained damage at the bow and below the waterline. It initially took on water for a short time, but the crew managed to get the water ingress under control. Following the collision, the 'Stella Polaris' was initially escorted by a fellow cutter, the 'Anna - UK 24'. Near the Richel shoal, a tug of the salvage company B.D.S took the vessel in tow for the remainder of the journey to Harlingen, where it arrived at 9 p.m. In Harlingen, the damage to the 'Stella Polaris' was to be assessed, and the next steps regarding repairs and recovery were to be determined. The 'Singapore Express' was en route from Rotterdam to Hamburg and was able to continue its voyage. It arrived at the Eurogate in Hamburg on May 21 at around 7 p.m. and sailed again on May 26, next headedt o Antwerp. Reports with photos and video: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2026/05/21/urker-kotter-uk-stella-polaris-zwaar-beschadigd-na-aanvaring-met-400-meter-lange-singapore-express/ https://www.omroepflevoland.nl/nieuws/471540/urker-kotter-zwaar-beschadigd-na-nachtelijke-botsing-met-%27groot-containerschip%27 https://112nederland.nl/2026/05/21/video/zwaar-beschadigde-viskotter-na-aanvaring-binnengebracht-in-haven/ https://visserij.nl/2026/05/21/zware-aanvaring-tussen-kotter-uk22-en-containerschip-op-noordzee/
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