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34 ships now waiting for canal transit
A first attempt to remove the gate of the lock Erlangen in one piece after the allision with the "Bavaria 52" had to be aborted as the whole 26-ton-gate was deformed. In freezing temperatures smaller parts had to be disassembled and the conunterweights removed until the evening of Jan 26 with the aid of three cranes, before a second attempt could be started. The replacement gate was prepared at the same time, and the water authority was joined by colleagues from the Main and Danube who were working in three shifts now. Actually 34 ships were waiting for their transit towards Main and Danube. The "Bavaria 52" with its cargo of 1500 tons rape remained berthed close to the lock. German reports with photos and video: http://www.br.de/nachrichten/mittelfranken/inhalt/schleuse-erlangen-schiff-100.html http://www.infranken.de/regional/forchheim/Unfall-am-Main-Donau-Kanal-26-Tonnen-Schrott-muessen-raus;art216,932549
Barge smashed gate of lock
"Bavaria 52", 1898 ts (EU-No.: 4403030), allided with the upper gate of the lock in Erlangen on the Main-Donau-Canal on Jan 21, 2015, at 10.20 p.m. The ship was underway to Bamberg with a cargo of 1500 tons rape and had entered the lock in spite of a red traffic light as the gates were closed at this time. The ship smashed into the gate with its bow, damaging it so severe that it was no longer operable. Ship traffic was interrupted and the port of Nürnberg could only be reached from the South since. The gate was bent and had to be exchanged. For this purpose the lock was dewatered on Jan 24 and it was started to remove the 26-tons-gate with three cranes on Jan 25. 18 ships bound for the Danube and Main had to wait for the transit until further notice. German report with photos: http://www.nordbayern.de/region/erlangen/schiff-rammt-schleuse-kanal-eine-woche-gesperrt-1.4145359
BAVARIA 52
The "Bavaria 52" was shortened by a section of about a dozen metres during the repair works at Bratislava. Thread with photos of May 4: http://www.binnenschifferforum.de/forum/showthread.php?31650-Bavaria-52-Havarie/page4
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