TOR ELBE

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Allision in Brunsbüttel

On May 5, 2025, the 'Tor Elbe', en route from Hamburg, suffered an engine failure and allided with the inland tanker 'Daniel Deymann' (MMSI: 211888330) when entering the new southern lock iof the Kiel Canal in Brunsbüttel. The inland water tanker suffered water ingress, and the Brunsbüttel fire brigade attended on site to pump out the water. The 'Tor Elbe' suffered minor damage. No injuries were reported on either ship. The lock chamber was taken out of service until further notice. The "Daniel Deymann" was allowed to sail to the Ostend station dolphins without a tug and left the lock chamber at 2:30 p.m. The "Tor Elbe" had to take a tug, the "Fairplay-51," and proceeded to the sailing ship dolphins. It left the lock chamber at 2:50 p.m. The new southern lock then reopened at 3:00 p.m. The 'Daniel Deymann' left Brunsbüttel on May 6 at 7.30 a.m. and berthed in the Kohlefleet Port in Hamburg at 10.50 a.m. The 'Tor Elbe' berthed in the communal port of Rendsburg on May 6 at 2 p.m.