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Cruise ship still stuck after Rhine accident

The Swiss flagged barge "Merlin" (MMSI-No. :269057500), which had capsized on the Rhine in Basel was secured bottom up at the West quay in Basel with steel ropes by a boat of the fire brigade and the tug "Vogel Gryff". The passengers of the Swiss flagged "Olympia" (EU-No.: 08046009) returned on board as well of those of the the French "Lafayette" (EU-No.: 01822624), but both ships remained moored in Basel for surveys and repairs in the evening. Swiss report with photo: http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/panorama/panorama-sda/Frachtschiff-kentert-auf-dem-Rhein-bei-Basel;art46441,403742

Lafayette hit by river cruise ship after collision

On Aug 4, 2014, short past 8 a.m. the Swiss flagged barge "Merlin" being loaded with Gravel capsized in in Basel at the Rhine port Kleinhüningen and drifted against the port side of the Swiss flagged river cruise ship "Olympia" (EU-No.: 08046009) which was approaching the accident site on its way to Colonia and which was unable to keep clear of the cargo ship which was drifting bottom up in the fairway. The "Olympia" veered off course due to the impact and hit the "Lafayette" (EU-No.: 01822624) which was moored at the shore. Its 100 passengers were taken off before the allision. The "Olympia" had on board 40 British passengers who were gathered on the upper deck with their life vests on. The cruise ship which had suffered a leak was able to berth, and the passengers were safely disembarked. The tug "Vogel Gryff" meanwhile tried to take the "Merlin" in tow. Its crew of four had been taken off the wreck by a police boat. The ship continued drifting downstream on the Rhine which had to be closed for shipping. Swiss reports with photos and videos: http://www.news.ch/Keine+Verletzten+bei+der+Karambolage+mehrerer+Schiffe+in+Basel/633954/detail.htm http://bazonline.ch/basel/Das-Baggerschiff-kurz-vor-dem-Kentern/story/30387559 http://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/basel/basler-boots-karambolage-im-video-hier-rammt-die-olympia-den-gekenterten-kieslader-id3029812.html http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/basel/story/11069651 http://www.badische-zeitung.de/weil-am-rhein/rhein-bei-basel-zwei-schiffe-kollidieren-mit-gekentertem-frachter--88323089.html http://bazonline.ch/basel/stadt/Kiesschiff-kentert-auf-dem-Rhein/story/22956551