PILOTTENDER DUHNEN

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Duhnen at builders for repairs

The "Duhnen" berthed at its builders Abeking & Rasmussen for repairs of collision damaged suffered on Dec 1. Repairs are estimated to be completed start of January 2012. The same day the SWATH-tender "Groden" was delivered by the shipyard and entered service in the Elbe estuary on Dec 2 thereby replacing the "Duhnen". German report with photo and video of "Groden"-christening: http://www.cn-online.de/lokales/news/tender-groden-hat-staerkere-motoren.html

Duhnen docked for temporary repairs

On Nov 27 the "Duhnen" was drydocked in the Empting Yard Cuxhaven for temporarty repairs, before the ship is taken to the builers Abeking & Rasmussen-Werft in Lemwerder for permament repairs. In the forthcoming days the "Duhnen" is to be replaced by the "Groden" which is soon to be delivered by this yard enabling the pilots to compensate the temporary loss of the "Duhnen". German report with photo: http://www.cn-online.de/lokales/news/lotsen-reagierten-professionell.html

Duhnen saved after collision

On Nov 26, 2011, at 00.20 a.m., the Panama flagged container ship "Ever Strong" (IMO: 9300441), was in collision with the "Duhnen" in the estuary of the Elbe between Cuxhaven Scharhörn. The "Duhnen" was severely damaged and could only be held with the support of the lifeboat "Hermann Helms". The boat had flooding in the bow and requested urgent pump assistance of the "Hermann Helms" of the DGzRS station in Cuxhaven. Apparently a wave with a height of up to four meters and 9 bf wind and gusts of 88 km/h had pushed the pilot boat against the "Ever Strong". The four-man crew of the tender was uninjured. The pilot could still board the freighter. Afterwards the "Ever Strong" continued to Hamburg and berthed at the Athabaska Quay around 7 a.m. The "Hermann Helm" was able to stabilize the "Duhnen". The twin-hulled boat had sustained damage on starboard side with the deck being pushed up. Further damage below the waterline was suspected. The disabled vessel suffered a considerable list to starboard and the main deck only about half a meter from the water, normally around two to three meters. Attempts to right the tender by pumping in ballast water water failed. The "Hermann Helms" accompanied the stricken pilot boat together with the large tender "Elbe" and a police boat to Cuxhaven. In the new fishing port the fire brigade took over the pumping