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Ship tilted in lock - 10 injured
10 of the 30 passengers of the "Wappen von Trier" suffered injuries in the afternoon of Sep 16, 2018, when the ship during its trip Mosel downstream got stuck in a gap, of the lock on Trier at 5.30 p.m. The stern got stuck at port side, and when the water level sank, the ship listed to starboard. The master requested to stop the process, but when the ship got free and righted it self all in a sudden, 10 passengers fell. One plunged down two meters from the upper deck. The injured were treated after the ship berthed at the Zurlauben Shore by alerted rescue services. The ship had not been damaged, the investigation inside the lock were not yet completed. German report with photo: https://www.volksfreund.de/region/trier/unfall-auf-der-mosel-mehrere-passagiere-eines-fahrgastschiffs-werden-verletzt_aid-33037257
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