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Collision on the Waal

The tank barge 'Piz Palü', 2645 ts (EU-No.: 244700930), was in collision on Waal near Kekerdom on Feb 11, 2020, at 12.50 a.m. with two barges pushed by the 'Rhenus Lünen', 1894 ts (EU-No.: 07001460). The 'Piz Palü' sailed towards Rotterdam while the barges were heading upstream. The port side of the empty tanker was breached. Both the push barges and the tanker ended up on a crib. Immediately a full scale alarm was sounded. The fire brigade attended with a fireboat and Rijkswaterstaat also rushed to the incident scene. Rijkswaterstaat ensured that ship traffic on the busy waterway was stopped. It quickly became apparent that no injuries had occurred and no dangerous substances leaked from the tanker into the river. The damage was far enough above the waterline of the ship so there was no water ingress and not risk of sinking. The same applied to the barges. The 'Piz Palü' continued to Rotterdam in the morning hours and was moored in the Weurt West Canal at 10.25 a.m. It was to be repaired in the Netherlands as soon as possible. The 'Rhenus Lünen' remained stuck in pos. 51° 51.84' N 006° 3.85' E at the river shore. At midday the bunker tanker 'Martina 2' went alongside the grounded vessel. It was refloated and berthed in basin a of the port of Duisburg on Feb 12 t 2.30 a.m. The 'Piz Palü' left Nijmegen on Feb 13 at 7.40 a.m. and headed to Moerdijk. Dutch report with photos: https://www.gelderlander.nl/berg-en-dal/aanvaring-op-waal-bij-kekerdom-duwboot-boort-zich-in-flank-van-tankschip~a9184e54/