SEPTIMO

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Maas closed for shipping after collision

On the morning of Aug 29, 2025, the 'Septimo', with five crew members on board and fully loaded with 3,200 tons of rapeseed, and the barge combination 'Orfeo' (MMSI: 244150430), enroute from Schwelgern to Rotterdam, were in collision on the Waal near Winssen close to the the Tacitus Bridge. The 'Septimo' was pushed aground. The barge 'VHG 99' remained stuck on one of the vessel's bollards in pos. 51° 53' N 005° 44' E. Another barge had to be retrieved, as it had been detached and anchored between two groins, slightly closer to the Tacticus Bridge of the A50. The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management partially closed the river at 4:30 a.m. The 'Septimo' was sailing upstream from Rotterdam, when struck by the 'Orfeo', en route from Schwelgern, sailing towards Rotterdam, The bollard was to be welded off, which was expected to take several hours. Shipping was allowed to pass under the escort of the Rijkswaterstaat patrol boat 'P 137' (MMSI: 244059814) on the north bank, one by one, thereby minimizing wave action. At midday, the ships were separated, and 85 waiting vessels were able to continue the voyage after 11 hours. The 'Septimo', which was significantly damaged at the bow, returned to Werkendam, where the cargo was transferred to another vessel, before being repaired at a shipyard. The 'Orfeo' berthed in Rotterdam on Aug 29. Report with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/08/29/stremming-waal-na-aanvaring-vrachtschip-en-koppelverband/

Fire on barge in Düsseldorf

Late at night of Apr 15, 2016, a fire broke out aboard the "Othello", 3917 ts (EU-No.: 02332309), in the port of Düsseldorf. The fire Brigade was alerted short before midnight. When the fire fighters arrived on Scene, dense smoke emerged from the foreship. The fire had broken out in the battery room of the ship. It was tackled from shore and with a fire boat, before it could be ventilated and the case handed over to the water police. German report with photos: http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/blaulicht/duesseldorf-feuer-auf-frachtschiff-im-hafen-aid-1.5909670

Collision on Main Danube-Canal

In the evening of Feb 20, 2016, the "Othello", 33917 ts (EU-No.: 02332309), enroute towards Forchheim was in collision with a 67-m-barge from Romamia on the Main-Danube-Canal between the locks Forchheim and Strullendorf. The Romanian barge was underway with 854 tons ammoniumnitrat, the Dutch barge carried 2200 tons soy grist. The Romanian master altered course near the road bridge at Hirschaid to port side by unkonw reasons, and the "Othello" was unable to avert the collision in spite of an emergency manoever. Both ship suffered significant bow damage which was estimated to be around 100000 Euro. The Romanian barge got stuck on the east shore of the canal and drifted perpendicular to the fairway after the accident. The water police Bamberg launched an investigation. None of the on the whole seven crew members of both ships were injured. The ships were detained due to the damage suffered. German report with photos: http://www.infranken.de/regional/bamberg/Hirschaid-Gueterschiffe-stossen-auf-Main-Donau-Kanal-zusammen;art212,1639174#