RHENUS DUISBURG

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Fire brigade alerted twice to inland vessel

A fire broke out in the engine room of the 'Rhenus Duisburg' on the Boven-Merwede near Gorinchem on the afternoon of Feb 14, 2025, Insulation material, among other things, was on fire. The fire brigade and the police arrived on the scene as soon as possible to provide assistance. The firefighters were taken to the ship by Veertaxi. The fire was brought under control. After extinguishing the fire, the fire brigade ventilated the ship and removed insulation. The inland vessel was moored near Buiten de Waterpoort. No one was injured. The emergency services were called out again the same evening for another fire alarm on the inland vessel, which was sailing on the Beneden Merwede near Hardinxveld-Giessendam when a strong smell of burning was again detected in the engine room. The fire brigade attended with several boats, as did Rijkswaterstaat and the KNRM. An extensive research was conducted on the vessel. However, no fire was found. The fire brigade eventually transferred the incident to Rijkswaterstaat for further handling. Reports with photos: https://www.destadgorinchem.nl/112/brand/1137564/brand-uitgebroken-op-binnenvaartschip-bij-gorinchem https://www.hetkompashardinxveld-giessendam.nl/112/brand/1137658/brandweer-opnieuw-voor-brandmelding-naar-zelfde-binnenvaartsc https://www.hetkompashardinxveld-giessendam.nl/112/brand/1137658/brandweer-opnieuw-voor-brandmelding-naar-zelfde-binnenvaartsc

Barge lost containers in allision

On July 1, 2020, at 12.45 p.m. the 'Rhenus Duisburg', 2900 ts (EU-No.: 04811950), enroute from Duisburg to Wallersheim, allided with the Willems Bridge in Rotterdam. The skipper, realizing he ran into trouble, in vain tried to reverse the ship but fighting against the current and the wind, he was unable to get the situation under control in time. As a result of the collision, at least three containers fell into the New Maas. There were no injuries in the accident. The ship was presumably overloaded, lost three containers. No dangerous goods were being transported. The drifted containers were pulled ashore and hoisted out of the water. The ship was berthed at the North Island. The damage to the bridge has been closely examined. During the inspection, the pipelines passing under the bridge were found not to have been hit. However, the lights were likely to be unlit tonight where the containers hit the ledge. When the inspection was completed, all traffic was allowed to cross the bridge again.

Navigational error caused collision

The collision of the "Rhenus Duisburg", 2900 ts (ENI-No.: 04811950), and the "Eiltank 66“, 1591 ts (ENI-No.: 04807240;), in the morning of Sep 14 was caused by a navigational error on one of the ships according to the investigations of the police in Duisburg. The larger vessel slammed into the bow of the tank ship which suffered severe damage. The Wesel-Datteln-Kanal Canal at Friedrichsfeld was closed for more than six hours for the salvage work. The transit of 17 ships was delayed. The damage was estimated to be around 100.000 Euro. The "Eiltank 66“ was allowed to sail on Sep 15 at 6.15 a.m. to unload its cargo in Rotterdam. She berthed in Moerdijk on Sep 16 around noon. The "Rhenus Duisburg“ continued the voyage on Sep 16 at 7.40 a.m. and berthed in basin 11 in Duisburg at 11 a.m.