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Icebreaker ran into stern
The ice breaker "Stettin", 783 gt (IMO: 8882923), ran into the stern of the "Richelieu" on Aug 20, 2011, at 2 p.m. when about to moor in the northern lock of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbuettel. While the icebreaker suffered only litte damage, the stern of the "Richelieu" was dented. The ship which had departed from Hamburg in the morning and was bound for Kaliningrad berthed at the railway pilings in Brunsbuettel for investigations which lasted until 7.30 p.m. The "Stettin" which was coming from Hamburg and was bound for Rendsburg was allowed to continue its voyage already one hour after the accident. At 6.40 p.m. it safely berthed in Rendsburg.
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