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Leaking barge being lightered
The 'The-An II' has likely struck the bottom of tge Meuse near the Lith Lock, and a few kilometers further on, the captain noticed the sand carrier was taking on water on Aug 27 at 6 p.m. He promptly maneuvered the vessel against the dike. The crane vessel 'Cama' (MMSI: 244710466) was sailing nearby and arrived quickly to assist. It was able to remove the sand from the vessel, which was taking on a lot of water and in danger of sinking. Thanks to the efforts of the crane vessel, it stayed afloat. The company Hooymans (Hooymans Shipping) in Kerkdriel was on-site with one of its own vessels, the 'The-An V', and started transferring the remaining sand. The pumps were keeping the vessel stable on Aug 28. The pumps from the fire department and Rijkswaterstaat were also a massive help. Once the ship has been lightered, it was to enter a shipyard for repairs. Report with photo: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2026/08/27/kraanschip-cama-weet-zinkende-thean-ii-net-op-tijd-leeg-te-scheppen/
Barge threatened to sink
Emergency services responded on Aug 27, 2026, at 6 p.m. to the 'The- An II', which was threatening to sink on the Meuse near Lith in pos. 51° 49' N 005° 26' E due to a water ingress. As far as was known, there was no one on board. The fire department arrived at the scene with multiple vehicles. The police was also present with the launch 'P 94' as well as Rijkswaterstaat with the patrol boat 'RWS 96'. The firefighters went out onto the water in the fire boat ' Batouwe' to reach the ship, which was initially stabilised by the barge 'Cornelia'. Meanwhile, the police cordoned off the area. The cargo had to be removed from the ship by a dredger vessel which came alonside. Also the 'The An XV' responded. The cause of the leak was unknown. Passing ship traffic was stopped. Reports with photos and video: https://www.bd.nl/oss/schip-dreigt-te-zinken-op-de-maas-bij-lith~a5fe44c8/?slug_rd=1 https://www.gelderlander.nl/oss/schip-dreigt-te-zinken-op-de-maas-bij-lith~a5fe44c8/?slug_rd=1 https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/6024835/schip-maakt-water-en-dreigt-te-gaan-zinken-op-de-maas-bij-lith https://www.transport-online.nl/136399/schip-dreigt-te-zinken-op-maas-bij-lith-grote-kraan-haalt-lading-van-boord/ https://www.bd.nl/oss/schip-dreigt-te-zinken-op-de-maas-bij-lith~a5fe44c8/?slug_rd=1 https://www.gelderlander.nl/oss/schip-dreigt-te-zinken-op-de-maas-bij-lith~a5fe44c8/?slug_rd=1 https://www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/6024835/schip-maakt-water-en-dreigt-te-gaan-zinken-op-de-maas-bij-lith https://ons-oss.nl/nieuws/vrachtschip-in-de-problemen-op-maas-bij-lith/
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