DETTMERTANK 87

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scrapped at Kampen 04/2018

Damage larger than first estimated - Polish master of bargetrain thought to have caused collision

The police launched an investigation against the Polish master of the bargetrain which hit the "Dettmer Tank 87" on the Elbe-Seiten-Canal on Dec 11 at 2 p.m. at canal-km 30 near Vorhop. Both ships were separated from each other the same evening after containers which were threatened to fall into the canal were secured. The ships were taken to moorings at Wittingen and Weißes Moor afterwards. According to the investigations the container barges had passed a curve with such a speed that they got onto the wrong side of the fairway, and the master did not remark the tanker which was approaching him from the opposite direction. Drug tests were negative. The damage caused may be some 100000 Euro.

Collision at Vorhop in Gifhorn

On Dec 11 around 2 p.m. the "Dettmer Tank 87" was in collision with a container loaded barge train of 200 m length on the Elbe-Seiten-Canal at km 30 near Vorhop in the Gifhorn county. The ship got entangled with each other, but there were no leaks. The salvage work was estimated to last until the evening. Other ships were able to pass with caution. The damage was estimated to be some 10000 Euro. German report with photo: http://www.az-online.de/nachrichten/landkreis-gifhorn/wittingen/zwei-schiffe-kollidieren-vorhop-2661249.html?cmp=defrss