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Container ship allided with bridge

The 'Alphenaar', en route from Gouda to Alphen, allided with the Coenecoop bridge in Waddinxveen on Nov 29, 2024, at around 7 p.m. The ship hit the bridge's protective structure due to human error and suffered some damage. The N207 that crosses the bridge was closed after the accident. Road and water traffic were disrupted for two hours. The national inspection has determined that there is no damage to the bridge. The ship had hit one of the pillars. No containers have fallen from the ship. Residents were advised by the bridge control center Steekterpport in Alphen to immediately check their homes for possible cracks. The ship berthed a little further away at the Waddinxveen Bridge, where the police went on board to question the skipper.'

Allision with bridge

The 'Alphenaar' , 1881 ts (EU-No.: 02338177), en route from Gouda to Rotterdam, allided with the railway bridge over the Gouwe near Gouda on the morning of Oct 24, 2024, causing train traffic between Gouda and Alphen aan den Rijn to come to a standstill for at least a few hours. The incident occurred at around 9:10 a.m. near the Nieuwe Gouwe OZ in Gouda. The emergency services were called in. ProRail is investigating the damage to the bridge. The vessel appeared to have freed by lowering inself a little with ballast water and sailed on, towards the Juliana Lockand the Hollandsche IJssel, where the police stopped the voyage. Train traffic was resumed around 11:00 a,m.