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The lock of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbüttel which was damaged by the "Rhonestern" was reopened until the morning of March 30 when divers descended again for a thorough survey of the rail of the gate. The tanker, which had berthed in Brunsbüttel-Ostermoor in the afternoon of March 29 at 7.20 p.m. continued the voyage to Rostock in order to unload the cargo prior to damage repairs at 7.20 p.m., ETA March 30, 1 p.m.. The damage was estimated to be several 100.000 Euro. The vessel entered the Gdanska Stocznia Remontowa Yard in Ostrow on Apr 2 at 9 p.m. for repairs. German reports with photos: http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23&p=135206#p135206 http://www.kn-online.de/News/Nachrichten-vom-NOK/Taucher-in-der-Schleuse-Brunsbuettel-im-EInsatz http://rtlnord.de/nachrichten/schleusenkammer-in-brunsbuettel-nach-kollision-wieder-frei.html

Enroute from Tarragona to Rostock the "Rhonestern" allided with the middle wall of the large southern chamber of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbüttel short past midnight on March 29, 2017. The tanker slammed into the approach pier and the niche of the gate before the master dropped anchor which was dragged over the rails of the lcok gate. Both the lock and the tanker suffered significant damage. Actually the tanker, which will have to be repaired in a yard, is still berthed inside the lock and is being surveyed. Drug tests of the crew were negative. In the run of the day divers were sent down to survey underwater damage to the lock. Only the small southern lock and the large northern lock remained operating in Brunsbüttel until noon. German reports, video and photos: http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23&p=135178#p135178 https://www.facebook.com/wilfried.thiel/media_set?set=a.1252656794772304.1073742223.100000839859221&type=3&pnref=story.unseen-section http://www.shz.de/regionales/schleswig-holstein/verkehr/schleuse-brunsbuettel-grosse-suedkammer-nach-unfall-gesperrt-id16465531.html http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Wieder-freie-Fahrt-nach-Havarie-in-Kanalschleuse,havarie438.html