published by Ingo_Eigen on Tue, 08/20/2013 - 16:21
Several cargo ships ran aground on the Rhine in Cologne. One is still stuck and has to be unloaded in order to make the river shipable again.
published by Ingo_Eigen on Wed, 07/24/2013 - 08:11
Already a few days ago, the Amadeus Silver hit a bridge at the Main river, minor damage done to the wheelhouse.
published by Ingo_Eigen on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 16:37
High water issues on the Danube caused two accidents with river cruise ships involved.
published by Ingo_Eigen on Thu, 11/22/2012 - 11:06
published by Ingo_Eigen on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 13:28
Yesterday (May 16th 2012) the Avalon Panorama hit a road bridge while it was on its way from Bamberg to Nuremberg. According to sources, the captain did not lower the wheelhouse, while passing a bridge. The damage of wheelhouse and the ships superstructure is est. € 20.000 / $ 25.000, the bridges substructure repair costs are not estimated yet. German authorities ordered the ship to halt at the lock until the wheelhouse has been repaired. You can see how the remove the damaged wheelhouse with a crane on some of the picture sets.
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