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Crane toppled over docked ship

On April 15, 2025, at around 11.45 a.m. a mobile crane toppled over and partially landed onto the foreship of the 'Rimini', which was docked at the Tinnemans Shipbuilding shipyard in Maasbracht, during works at the vessel. Two people who were operating the crane were injured. The crane broke in half and fell over, after which the crane partially crashed onto the ship. The emergency services attended in large contingents, including a trauma helicopter, several fire brigade units and the police. There was great panic at the scene of the accident shortly after the accident. The two victims were brought down by the fire brigade. Theyreceived medical attention and were taken to the hospital in Maastricht with unknown injuries. At around 12:50 p.m., the emergency services reported that the situation around the crane was stable. The crane was being towed from the site and recovered- The Labour Inspectorate will investigate the accident. Report with photos and video: https://www.bd.nl/binnenland/hijskraan-omgevallen-op-scheepswerf-in-maasbracht-twee-slachtoffers-van-hoogte-gered~a165a39b/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Allision in Brunsbüttel

In the night of May 17, 2020, the 'Rimini' allided with a gate of the Kiel Canal locks in Brunsbüttel as she could not be stopped in time when entering the chamber of the small northern lock for the eastbound canal transit. Both the vessel and the gate suffered damage, and the gate could no longer be operated. The ship berthed in the canal port of Brunsbüttel on May 18. The damage was at least 500,000 Euro. German report and photos: https://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=168820#p168820 https://www.presseportal.de/blaulicht/pm/52209/4599441