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Bulkcarrier exceeded maximum height for Kiel Canal transit - problem resolved by taking on ballast water

On March 31, 2025, the "Zeynep Kiran" was stopped on its way from Klaipeda to Blainville sur Orne in the locks of the Kiel Canal in Kiel-Hiltenau. After the freighter moored in the south lock in Kiel-Holtenau at around 6 a.m., a laser measurement of the ship's height revealed a height of 40.33 meters. The permitted height is 40 meters due to the bridge clearances. Tugs pulled the ship back to the roadstead, where ballast water was taken on. After three hours, so much water had been pumped into the ship that the stern was deep enough, while at the same time the maximum permissible draft of 9.5 meters was not reached. The second attempt began shortly after 12 p.m. The tugs "Parat" and "OSK Rendsburg" pulled the "Zeynep Kiran" back into the south lock. This time, the laser measurement on the main mast showed a height of 39.58 meters, and the ship was permitted to enter the canal shortly before 1 p.m. Report with photo: https://www.kn-online.de/lokales/kiel/frachter-bei-hoehenkontrolle-in-der-schleuse-in-kiel-gestoppt-W4BXG2IOAJCUBNPNU7OGIAD6PQ.html