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Umschlag grounded on the Hunte

In the evening of Apr 14, 2014, the "Umschlag" was pushed onto the southern embankment of the Hunte near Iprump by a storm gust. The ship was enroute from Oldenburg to Elsfleth with the outgoing tide. The master tried to keep the vessel off the stones, but finally got stuck. The two work boats „Oldenburg“ and „Drielake" of the shipping authority Bremen, Oldenburg District, assisted to refloat the ship with the next flood and getting it to a nearby landing place. The embankment of the river suffered damage by the suction of the propellers of the ships. The "Umschlag" was detained for surveys and investigations. which was lifted by the traffic center Bremen after a survey of the shipping survey committee (SUK) on Apr 15. The "Umschlag" reached Bremen at 2.30 p.m. The investigations launched by the police Brake were continued. German reports with photos: http://www.nwzonline.de/wesermarsch/blaulicht/windboeen-druecken-binnenschiff-aufs-hunteufer_a_14,7,75740891.html#write http://www.nwzonline.de/oldenburg/blaulicht/wind-drueckt-binnenschiff-aufs-hunteufer_a_14,7,75684814.html

UMSCHLAG

On Feb 28, 2011, around 9 p.m. the "Umschlag“ was in collision with a Polish inland water craft on the Weser underneath the highway bridge Bremen-Arsten in Bremen-Hemelingen. It suffered a largo hole in the bow and water ingress in the empty cargo hold. The captain was able to get the ship into the Fulda port Hemelingen. When the fire rescue was on scene, the water inside had a height of one metre. The vessel was surrounded by oil booms. The damage was assessed to be at least 50.000 Euro. Several pumps were used to dewater the "Umschlag“ which will undergo repairs at a yard in Emden now. German report with photos: http://www.nonstopnews.de/meldung/12754 Video: http://www.radiobremen.de/fernsehen/buten_un_binnen/video23252-popup.html