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Wheelhouse crushed in bridge allision
The "Duplus", 1885 ts (EU-No.: 02323437) allided with the Kruispoort Bridge in Brugge on Feb 25, 2012. The wheelhouse was crushed in the incident, but the Dutch crew of 4 was not hurt. The captain said that the bridge started to come down when he had passed it halfway. He stopped the engines and fled onto the foreship with his crew. The cause of the incident is still unclear, but it may have been caused by human error. The technical team of Waterwegen en Zeekanaal controlled the bridge afterwards, but at first sight damage seemed to be minimal. Dutch report with photos: http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20120225_057
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