Eems-Solar

Enroute from Police to Goole the "Eems Solar" suffered an engine failure due to a technical malfunction during the transit of the Kiel Canal on Dec 18, 2017. The ship was disabled underneath the bridge at Grünental and stopped by an emergency anchoring. The tugs "Wolf" (IMO: 9036260) and "Wal" (IMO: 9036258) were deployed from Brunsbüttel to assist. The cargo ship regained engine power at 8.20 a.m. and started to proceed towards Brunsbüttel assisted by the "Wolf" as stern tug. At 10.30 a.m. the "Eems Solar" berthed at the dolphins in the inner port. She resumed the voyage after the damage was fixed in Brunsbüttel at 10.15 p.m. ETA Goole was Dec 20 now.

Coming from the Thomassen harbour in Amsterdam and bound for the waste incineration at Alkmaar with pulp, the "Eems Solar" allided twice with the Wilhelmina bridge in the center of Zaandam on Oct 24, 2010, at 9.30 a.m. while trying to pass. Some stone blocks were broken out of the bridge construction so that the bascule bridge could not be lowered for some time. The traffic in the Zaan was blocked until 2 p.m. when a mobile cran had repositioned the stone blocks. The "Eems Solar" proceeded to the Prinz Hendrik Quay in Zaandam in the afternoon. No one was hurt. The police started investigations against the Lithuanian captain. Dutch report with photos and video: http://www.noordhollandsdagblad.nl/nieuws/stadstreek/zaanstreek/article6531540.ece/Schip-ramt-Wilhelminabrug-%28update%29