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Drifting tanker blocked the Main
The "Dobra", 1999 ts (EU-No.: 04019130, ex "Hedy Jaegers" suffered an engine failure during its transit from Frankfurt to new owners in Romania on Feb 28, 2013, on the Main at Lengfurt. The ship was stopped by an emergeny anchoring manoever and drifted perpendicular to the river. The cause of the engine failure was that the captain had forgotten to make sure the tanks were properly filled and thus a lack of fuel. In the morning of Mar 1 the ship was pulled to shore by a tug, where 10 tons of gas oil were pumped in the two tanks. River traffic was blocked in the meantime. The water police Würzburg and the River Authority Aschaffenburg attended. Captain and shipowner expected misdemeanor proceedings. German report with photo: http://www.mainpost.de/regional/main-spessart/Wenn-dem-Tanker-der-Sprit-ausgeht;art776,7329824
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