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River cruise ship aground on Rhine
The "Virginia" ran aground on the south bank of the Rhine at Arnheim on Apr 6, 2016, short before 10.45 a.m. The river cruise ship got stuck at the Vacature Bank during a turning manoever on the river and was unable to refloat from the sand bank with own means. Some hours later two tugs managed to refloat the ship. It was unclear, whether the ship has been damaged. There were no passengers on board, and None of the crew was injured. Rijkswaterstaat sent a surveillance boat to the ship to warn the other traffic. Dutch reports with photos and video: http://www.gelderlander.nl/regio/arnhem-e-o/arnhem/vastgelopen-schip-in-rijn-vlotgetrokken-video-1.5896287 http://www.gelderlander.nl/regio/arnhem-e-o/arnhem/schip-vaart-zich-vast-in-rijn-in-arnhem-1.5896287
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