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Barge lost wheelhouse in allision

In the evening of May 28, 2018, the "Actief", 650 ts (EU-No.: 02311620), coming from Rotterdam, allided with the Albert Schweitzer Bridge in Alphen upon the Rhine. The wheelhouse was destroyed in the impact. Rescue services and a helicopter were soon on site, and the fire brigade boarded the barge with a ladder, but it turned out that none of the two crew members was injured. The bridge was not damaged and did not have to be closed for traffic. An investigation was launched, but it seemed likely that the unloaded ship was higher in the water than estimated. Dutch reports with photos: https://www.omroepwest.nl/nieuws/3639816/Vrachtschip-ramt-Albert-Schweitzerbrug-in-Alphen-aan-den-Rijn https://www.ad.nl/alphen/vrachtschip-vaart-tegen-albert-schweitzerbrug-aan~a94771af/ https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/2092409/vrachtschip-ramt-brug-in-alphen-aan-den-rijn https://www.nu.nl/alphen-aan-den-rijn/5287403/vrachtschip-ramt-brugdek-albert-schweitzerbrug.html