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Car Carrier refloated
On Oct 8 at 1 p.m. the "Repubblica Argentina" was refloated by seven tugs, 11 hours after its grounding on the Wester Scheldt following an engine failure. The ship was moored in Flushing at 4.50 p.m. Rijkswaterstaat had the on-scene-command. As a precaution anti-pollution-vessels were on scene. Dutch photo report: http://www.tugspotters.com/dev/index.php?itemid=41115
Car carrier stuck off Antwerp
The "Republica Argentina" ran aground at Nauw van Bath enroute Antwerp-Dakar on Oct 8 at 1.30 a.m. on a sandbank off South-Beveland. As the tide was running out, no refloating attempt was undertaken at once. The next flood is at 1.30 p.m. Some Dutch and Belgian tugs, a police boat and a craft of Rijkswaterstaat gathered around the ship. The grounding was caused by an engine failure. Dutch reports with photos and videos: http://www.hvzeeland.nl/Nieuws/Item?nid=17763 http://www.hvzeeland.nl/Nieuws/Item?nid=17765 http://www.hvzeeland.nl/Nieuws/Item?nid=17762
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The police found cocaine with a value of one million Euro on board the "Repubblica Argentina", after it reached Hamburg coming from Argentine. The drugs were found hidden in the ceiling of a passenger cabin. Two men had booked the cabin for a trip from Buenos Aires. They were taken in custody. The police had got a hint by a contact person in Rome.
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