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Barge ran aground near Metten
On the Danube near Metten the "Sveti Ilia" ran aground on July 21, 2017 at 9 a.m. The barge got stuck at the height of the highway bridge when sailing downstream in the direction of Passau. The accident was caused by a navigational fault, so that the barge ran onto on the left river bank outside the fairway. The watger police filed a complaint against the master because he had made an unauthorized attempt to refloat the ship with own power. The passing shipping traffic was not affected.
Grounding on Danube
In the afternoon of Dec 31, 2014, around 3 p.m. the "Sveti Ilia“ ran aground on the Danube at river km 2266,2 with a cargo of 1000 tons soy enroute from Hungary to Straubing. When the master was waiting for other ships to pass near the Donauwald Bridge the ship got stuck with the bow at the right river shore. The crew of three remained aboard. As the river Level rose on Jan 1 they were allowed to undertake an attempt to come off with own power. At 3 p.m. the ship was free again and continued its voyage towards Deggendorf.
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