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Water ingress on the Neckar
On March 27, 2018, at 11 a.m. the "Tesco 9“, 1300 ts (EU-No.: 02314212), suffered water ingress in the engine room on the Neckar river close to the lock Neckargemünd. About 30-40 cbm water had flooded into the ship which was loaded with a cement product. The master alerted the fire brigade and the German Life Saving Society (DLRG). As a precaution, an oil boom was laid out aronud the ship at its berth before the oil-water mixture was drained and pumped onto tank trucks. German report with photos: https://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/heidelberg_artikel,-wassereinbruch-auf-gueterschiff-bei-schlierbach-feuerwehr-kaempfte-gegen-Oelgemisch-update-_arid,347878.html
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