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Two pusher boats refloated the ships in the run of Feb 27. German accident report with photo: http://www.ka-news.de/region/karlsruhe/Schiffsfuehrer-verursachte-Unfall-im-Schlaf;art6066,570757
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In the night of Feb 27, 201,, the "Alsace" ran aground jointly with the "Hollande" (EU-No.: 02329039 ) on the Rhine near Karlsruhe, river-km 358. The vessels got stuck on a groyne at the "Karlsruhe Ground". The work boat "Gottfried Tulla secured the grounding site near the beach bath Rappenwört. The captain obviously fell asleep. The ships ran over two groyns before finally getting stuck. Part of the cargo of 109 containers was damaged. The damage was assesed to be around 100.000 Euro. Ship traffic was not affected, refloating attempts were to be started on Feb 27. Photos of grounded vessels: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1261639 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1261599
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