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Tanker grounded on the Rhine

The "Piz Terri" being loaded with 1600 tons gasoline ran aground on the right Rhine shore close the the Urdenbach-Zons ferry on Mar 4, 2013. The ship was underway from Karlsruhe to Rotterdam when it got stuck at 0.30 a.m. at river km 718,9 after having got too close to the shore. The ship was stable on the ground and was to be lightered on Mar 5. Ship traffic was not affected as the ship was outside the fairway. A boat of the fire brigade Düsseldorf was monitoring the salvage work during which a part of the river was to be closed. The ferry Urdenbach was not affected by the grounding. German report with photo: http://www.rp-online.de/region-duesseldorf/duesseldorf/stadtteile/sueden/tankschiff-auf-grund-gelaufen-1.3234181

Bridge allision at Schweich

In the morning of Dec 22, 2011, the "Piz Terri" allided with the Schweicher Bridge on the Mosel. The L-141 was closed for traffic for three hours and in the afternoon the weight of vehicles crossing limited to 16 tons as a precaution. The tanker suffered significant damage and was berthed at the Detzem lock. The unloaded ship had been running downstream at 5.30 a.m when its port side crashed against the left bridge span. Railings, bulwarks, tank coverings and pipes were destroyed, also the tanks suffered damage. The fire brigades from Schweich and Bekond removed remaining oil from the ship and patched leakages. German report with photo: http://www.volksfreund.de/nachrichten/region/trierland/aktuell/Heute-in-der-Zeitung-fuer-Trier-Land-Schiff-rammt-Schweicher-Bruecke;art8128,3010082