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Collision on the Oste

In the morning of Nov 26, 2015, at 5.30 a.m. the "Transcapricorn" enroute from Rotterdam to Tornio was in collision with the "Eendracht" in the Oste Estuary. The "Eendracht" was underway with a project cargo on the Elbe towards the Northsea when she held her course at buoy 52 due to unknown reasons and crossed the fairway so that she approached the "Transcapricorn" which was loaded mainly with scrap metal. Both ships had pilot assistance. The "Eendracht" then changed her course to port, while the "Transcapricorn" turned sharply to starboard. A collision could not be prevented, both ships clashed with their sterns. They were outside the fairway at this point. The "Transcapricorn" turned around and got stuck at the soutern Elbe shore underneath the Oste estuary. The tug "Wulf 7" and other tugs were called to assist and pulled the ship off. Also the anti pollution vessel "Neuwerk" and the lifeboat "Hermann Helms" attended. The "Transcapricorn" was anchored on Neufeld-West roads after the accident. Also the "Eendracht“ which had been underway from Hamburg to Harlingen dropped anchor on Neufeld Roads before proceeding to the Mützelfeldt Yard in Cuxhaven for repairs at 2.30 p.m. German report with photo: http://www.nez.de/lokales/news0/frachtschiffe-stossen-auf-elbe-zusammen.html