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River cruise ship breached in collision

In the harbour canal of Duisburg the "River Navigator" (EU-No.: 04804650) was in collision with the tank barge "Sempachersee", 1547 ts (EU-No.: 02331941), in the morning of Feb 16, 2016, at 10.15 a.m. during a trial of the river cruise ship after an overhaul in the Ruhrorter Port. Aboard the ship were only the crew and technicians of the yard. After a rudder failure the ship became unmanoerable and hit the tank barge in the canal before being caught by the river current and running aground on the opposite side of the Rhine at river km 781 at the Homberger shore. The "River Navigator" had suffered a breach of three meters length in the bow at port side and started to spill oil from a damaged tank of the bow thruster. The fire rescue was on scene with several engines and a fire boat. The ship was surrounded by an oil boom and the spill from the breached diesel tank could be stopped. About one ton gas oil leaked out before the tank was drained. The "River Navigator" could be pulled out at 5.30 p.m. by the "Hercules". It was yet to be decided, whether the sand of the contaminated shore was to be removed. The damage was more than 100000 Euro. German reports with photos: http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/duisburg/hercules-zieht-fahrgastschiff-in-duisburger-hafen-id11572501.html http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duisburg/fahrgastschiff-stoesst-mit-tankmotorschiff-zusammen-aid-1.5771833 http://www.stadt-panorama.de/ausgaben/du-nord/flusskreuzer-mit-tanker-kollidiert-aid-1.5771828 http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/duisburg/fahrgastschiff-kollidiert-in-duisburg-mit-tankmotorschiff-id11569196.html