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Grounding on the Elbe
Enroute from Magdeburg to Hamburg the 'Junker Jörg' ran aground on a sand bar on the Elbe near Penkefitz in the early morning of Dec 29, 2019, at 3.30 a.m. and drifted perpendicular to the fairway at river km 517,7. The ship had 68 passengers on board. Two work boats of the river authority in Lauenburg, among them the crane ship 'Damnatz', attended to refloat the vessel. Ship traffic at the accident site was barred. The police launched an investigation. Around 2 p.m. the ship was refloated and berthed in Geesthacht at 6.30 p.m. It continued its way on Dec 30 at 12.40 p.m. and contiued the voyage to Hamburg. German report with photos: https://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Der-Norden/Fahrgastschiff-Junker-Joerg-steckt-auf-Sandbank-in-der-Elbe-fest https://www.ejz.de/lokales/polizeimeldungen/68-passagiere-sassen-bei-penkefitz-auf-sandbank-fest_205_111823811-28-.html
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