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Bridge allision on Hunte River

On 'the afternoon of Aug 16, 2025, the 'Anna', en route from Bremen, allided with the railway bridge at the Oldenburg port on the Hunte River, while sailing upstream toward the Coast Canal. The impact severe damage to thewheelhouse, as well as to a car stored behind it, which was displaced but did not fall into the water. Mo one was injured, and no pollutants leaked out. Only paint rubbed off the underside of the rolling bascule bridge, whbich was not raised at the time of the accident. The Bremen Traffic Control Center has banned the 'Anna' from sailing. The Brake Water Police have taken over the investigation into the cause of the accident. The railway bridge was closed to rail traffic for approximately two hours. This affected the RE1 regional train from Norddeich to Bremen Central Station, as well as the RS3 line (Bad Zwischenahn/Wilhelmshaven-Bremen) operated by Nordwestbahn. After an inspection by the Waterways and Shipping Administration and German Rail, the line was finally reopened in the afternoon. The captain had probably misjudged the clearance height of the closed bascule bridge. Report with photo: https://www.nwzonline.de/region/bahnstrecke-in-oldenburg-sperrung-zwischen-hude-und-oldenburg-wegen-beschaedigter-eisenbahnbruecke-aufgehoben_a_4,2,1710990472.html

crashed into Railway Bridge

crashed into Oldenburg Railway Bridge 16.08.25 https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/oldenburg_ostfriesland/schiffskollision-in-oldenburg-bahnstrecke-zwei-stunden-gesperrt,oldenburg-126.html