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Barges left accident site - tackling of oil spill lasted for hours

After the tank barge "Maintal", 2731 ts (EU-No.: 04806300) which, coming from Spay, had been in a head-on-collision with the "Allegro", loaded with 1.500 tons soy meal, on Jan 28 at 6.30 a.m. on the Rhine at river km 718 near Dormagen-Zons, both ships were allowed to leave the accident site in the run of the day despite their damages. The "Maintal" berthed in the port canal of Duisburg at 8.30 p.m., the "Allegro" berthed in Colonia at 4 p.m. In order to prevent the 2.000 tons gas oil which had leaked out of the bow of the “Maintal’ to the Dusseldorf ports, several entrances were closed by the fire department with oil booms. Rescue forces from the Rhien-municitality Neuss, the Mettmann County, Düsseldorf and Cologne, as well as the fire brigade of the Chempark plant and untis of the German Life Saving Society (DLRG) in Dormagen were mobilized to Zons. The fire brigade Dusseldorf was busy for hours ashore and on the water. Around 50 forces closed off the access roads to the Media Port, the Löricke port, the restaurant ships at the Rober-Lehr-Shore, the Volmerswerth port and the marina at the Rotterdamer St. The oil barriers were to be retrieved and disposed of within the next few days in coordination with the environmental office of the state capital. No oil barriers could be laid out on the Rhine due to the strong currents. In the early afternoon, the oil spill had moved past the Robert-Lehr-Shore and extended downstream to the north of Dusseldorf. The "Maintal" berthed at the Erlenbacher Shipyard in Erlenbach for repairs on Feb 6. The "Allegro" was berthed in Zwijndrecht since Feb 8. She left after repairs on March 11 and headed to Amsterdam, where it arrived on March 13.

Allegro heavily damaged in head-on-collision on the Rhine

The "Maintal", 2731 ts (EU-No.: 04806300), was in a head-on-collision with the Dutch barge "Allegro", 2433 ts (ENI-No.: 02322618), which was loaded with 1.500 tons soy on Jan 28, 2019, at 6.37 a.m. on the Rhine at river km 718 near Dormagen-Zons. The tank barge was breached, and gas oil leaked out of its cargo tank. The master suffered slight injuries, but could remain on board. Both involved ships dropped anchor at river km 717,5. The "Maintal" was moored in pos. 51° 7.41' N 006° 51.56' E. About two tons gas oil had leaked out. Rescue services from the Neuss, the Mettmann municipality, Düsseldorf and colonia as well as the fire brigade of the Chempark attended. The ship was surrounded by oil booms to keep the spill from spreading. German reports with photos: https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/dormagen/unfall-auf-rhein-bei-dormagen-2019-zwei-schiffe-kollidieren_bid-35946679#6 https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/rhein-havarie-zons-100.html https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/50510/4177731 https://www.wz.de/nrw/rhein-kreis-neuss/dormagen/schiffe-kollidieren-2000-liter-oel-laufen-in-den-rhein_aid-35948775 https://www.nrz.de/staedte/duesseldorf/schiffsunfall-auf-dem-rhein-2000-liter-gasoel-ausgetreten-id216312153.html