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Tank barge saved yacht crew
The crew of the "Blikplaat" bewared a 10-m-yacht from sinking on the Rhine at Dormagen on Sep 19, 2013. The Crew of four and the boat's dog were taken on board the barge. The yacht had run onto a river dam at km 716 around 8 p.m. and suffered water ingress. The tank barge went alongside, pushed the boat onto the shore, took over the and called the fire brigade of Monheim. The fire rescue from Keulen, Dormagen, Düsseldorf and Mettman attended with several engines and a helicopter. Rhine traffic was closed between Düsseldorf-Urdenbach and Baumberg for two hours.
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