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Barge convoy in collision with tanker

On May 16, 2017, at 1.30 a.m. the "Piz Palü", 2645 ts (EU-No.: 02333722), enroute from Königswinter to Rotterdam, ran aground on the Rhine at river kilometer 647,5 in Niederdollendorf after having been in collision with the "Rhenus Thionville 1", 2744 ts (EU-No.: 02332593), and "Rhenus Thionville 2", 2392 ts (EU-No.: 02332594), running river upstream with a cargo of 4.300 tons coal, which suffered a dent of 3x3 meters at port side. The "Piz Balü" was breached amidship at port side above the water line. The double hull tanker was empty at the time of the collision, having just unloaded its cargo of bio diesel. It ran onto a river dam at the right shore. After having been refloated by the Dutch container barge "Nova", 5010 ts (EU-No.: 02323289), at noon, it berthed at the BHB GmbH in Bonn at 1 p.m. before being allowed to proceed towards the owner's own yard in Moldijk in the afternoon with own power. The "Rhenus Thionville 1" and "Rhenus Thionville 2", which had sailed from Uerdingen on May 15 at 11.45 a.m., berthed in Koblenz at 1.30 p.m. before proceeding further. German reports with photos: http://www.general-anzeiger-bonn.de/region/siebengebirge/koenigswinter/Tanker-nach-Zusammensto%C3%9F-auf-dem-Rhein-aufgelaufen-article3556967.html http://www.rundschau-online.de/region/bonn/stadtbonn/riss-an-tanker-schiffskollision-auf-dem-rhein-bei-bonn-bad-godesberg-26912642 http://www.express.de/bonn/tanker-musste-freigeschleppt-werden-schiffe-kollidieren-auf-dem-rhein-26911052 http://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/schiffskollision-rhein-102.html