TALO

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Talo underway to repair yard

The "Talo" has left its temporary berth in Coswig after thorough surveys to be repaired in Hamburg. The ship was unable to sail with own power due to the rudder damage suffered and was taken alongside the German pusher tug "SCH 2640“ (MMSI-No.:7964014). In Hamburg the ship will be pulled out of the water for repairs. German report with photo: https://binnenschifffahrt-online.de/2018/02/haefen-wasserstrassen/1901/festgefahrener-tanker-wird-in-hamburg-repariert/

Tank barge near Coswig refloated

The "Tola“ could be refloated on Feb 7, after the Dutch tank barge "Jowi“, 6333 dwt (ENI: 02330211), had lightered the 1.000 tons urea of the fertilizer producer SKW from Wittenberge. Then the "Tola" was pulled alongside the "Jowi" to the nearby port of Roßlau geschleppt. The "Jowi" had already pushed the "Tola" out of the fairway of the Elbe after the grounding on Feb 6 at 9.40 a.m. SE of Coswig due to a rudder failure, so that the closure of the river for ship traffic could be limited. The preparations for the lightering operation were completed only in the afternoon of Feb 7 as the "Jowi" first had to unload its own cargo of urea in the port of Roßlau. Then the cargo of the "Talo" was pumped over within one hour and then the disabled ship was taken alongside towards Roßlau. German report with photos: https://www.mz-web.de/landkreis-wittenberg/panne-auf-der-elbe-bei-coswig-harnstoff-ladung-des-havarierten-tankers-wird-abgepumpt-29634130

Tank barge grounded on the Elbe

The "Talo", 1059 ts (EU-No.: 02317310), suffered a fouled rudder gear in the morning of Feb 6, 2018, on the Elbe near Coswig, and got stuck with a crew of four on board on the river shore. The ship was loaded with 1.000 tons urea. No leakage or spills reported. The disabled tanker was to be lightered on Feb 7 and towed to a nearby yard in Aken for repairs. German report with photo:https://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/dessau/schiffsunfall-auf-elbe-bei-coswig-100.html