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Tug sank "Butt"
On Aug 06, 2012, at 08:42 a.m. the tug "Schleppko 16" with the 50-m-barge "S 430-12" alongside was in collision with the f/v "Butt" in the port of Hamburg at Köhlfleet off the Brügger shore. The "Butt" capsized, thrwoing the skipper over board. The "Schleppko 16" was underway Elbe downstream when the accident happened. The fisher saved himself swimming ashore. He was treated by he fire brigade and police. The police launch "Elbe 20" meanwhile salvaged the "Butt". The master of the tug had not noticed the small boat. The police launched investigations which included the analysis of radar and VHF traffic.
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