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Collision with tug on the Lek
In the evening of Nov 18, 2011, the Dutch pusher tug "Maasstroom 9", 45 ts (EU-No.: 2309894) was in collision with the "Hanzestad", 1702 ts (EU-No.: 2324806), loaded with cellulose on the Lek near Ledderkerk. At the time of the collision there was dense fog, with visibility of less than 200 meters. Both ships were significantly damaged. The tug suffered a hole in the bow and water ingress, while the deck, radar and a crane on deck of the barge were damaged. Dutch report with photo: http://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/nid16749-frontale-aanvaring-op-de-lek.html
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