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Repair of power lines completed

N-Ergie on Mar 28 comppleted the repair of the power lines which had been torn down by the crane of the "ESmee". Three 20.000-Volt- and one 11.0000-V-cable had to be replaced. The wrecked car of the master was taken to the depot of the Schwanfelder company in Rednitzhembach. German report with photos: http://www.nordbayern.de/region/schwabach/komplizierte-bergung-uber-dem-wasser-1.1960933

Crane destroyed power lines

On Mar 25, 2012, around 9 a.m. the "Esmee" hit apower line on the Main-Danube-Canal at Schwanstetten in the Roth Community and caused a power shortage. The ship was enroute Vienna-Würzburg with a cargo of more than 900 tons grain. Two kilometers off the Leerstetten lock a crew member used the ship's crane to move the captainÄs car on the aft in preparation to get on board a second car in the lock. The crane was extended to a length of 10 metres during this manoever. The helmsman meanwhile had not realized the powerline with its 20000-V-cables, and three cables snapped. Two of them had to be removed later. The car crashed down onto the stern of the ship and was totally damaged which meant a loss of ca. 50.000 Euro. The crane also was kinked and had to be removed by a mobile crane once the ship had berthed near the lock. This operation was supported by a diver of the shipping authority in Nuernberg who fixed the crane which was hanging over the ship's stern. Ship traffic on the Main-Danube-Canal had to be stopped for seven hours until the power lines were secured by experts of N-Ergie. The damage at the ship was estimated to be around 50000 Euro, damage to the powerline had yet to be assessed, but was significant. German reports with photos: http://www.nordbayern.de/region/schwabach/schiffskran-riss-freileitung-ab-1.1949031#inline-content-de.nordbayern.content.image.ImagePolicy@22cf1456 http://www.br.de/franken/inhalt/aktuelles-aus-franken/schiffsunfall-schwanstetten100.html

Esmée sank yacht

On Aug 21, 2011, the "Esmée" was in collision with a yacht on the Ijsselmeer. The s/y sank, the crew of three was saved by passing ships. One was taken to the hospital. Involved were also two police launches and the KNRM-boat from Lemmer which was alarmed by the MRCC Den Helder and took one of the casualties to port.