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Wharf reopened, tanker left Rotterdam

The damaged wharf of the Water Bus in Ridderkerk which had been hit by the "My Way", 6034 ts (EU-No.: 02329893), was taken into service again after temporary repairs in the midday hours of Nov 22. The tanker sailed from Rotterdam on Nov 21 at 7.15 p.m. bound to Hansweert where it arrived on Nov 22 short past midnight before proceeding further to Flushing the same morning.

Tanker allided with wharf

The wharf of the Water Bus in Ridderkerk was damaged by the "My Way" on Nov 21, 2015, at 3.30 p.m. and became temporarily unusable. The unloaded tanker was passing the intersection of the New Maas, the Lek and the Noord when it ran into the floating Pier of the Water Bus at De Schans in Ridderkerk. After it was decommissioned, shuttles were inserted between Ridderkerk and Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. The tanker suffered only scratches an, at the request of Rijkswaterstaat, the ship sailed to Dordrecht. Dutch report with photo: http://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/21-11-2015/binnenvaartschip-vaart-steiger-waterbus-ridderkerk-kapot