Christiane-Deymann-1

On the Oude Maas, two pushed barges broke lose from the "Christiane Deymann 1" in the afternoon of Oct 23, 2018. The accident happened when the coupling sailed out of the bend at Puttershoek and ran onto a crib upstream of the former sugar factory. The barges which were drifting towards Dordrecht were recovered by tugs and moored alongside the "Christina Deymann" again. Dutch report with photo: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/nid29784-duwbakken-breken-los-bij-puttershoek.html

Lightering of the "Chrstiane Deymann 1" was delayed on July 12 as larger amounts of gravel had built up around the gronuded ship so that it could not be unloaded. First 400 tons of gravel had to be removed. The gravel had amounted during the failed attempts of the master to get off. Only at 2.30 p.m. the first steel coil could be removed from the cargo hold. About 600 tons were lightered, then the disabled ship could be refloated and was towed to the port of Diehl for surveys. It had got a wire in its propeller the previous evening in the run of the salvage work. German reports with photos: https://www.rundschau-online.de/region/koeln/rodenkirchener-bruecke-tonnenweise-kies-behindert-die-bergung-des-havarierten-schiffes-30948582 https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/schiff-frachtschiff-havarie-rhein-koeln-rodenkirchen-drahtrollen-bergung-684217

The salvage of the "Christiane Deymann 1", 3066 ts (EU-No.: 02324750; MMSI-No.: 244690214; CS: PD4463) and ‚Christiane Deymann 2‘. 2030 ts (ENI-No.: 02323261), were going ahead. In the evening of July 11 the "Christiane Deymann 2" could be refloated after having been lightered by the "Doris" and was towed into the port of Diehl by the pusher tug "Marshal". Once the lightering of steel coils from the "Christiane Deymann 1" was completed on July 12 too, teh ship was to follow on July 12. In the port of Diehl both units were to be inspected and in case no significant damage had occurred reloaded. Ship traffic on the Rhine could pass with caution and reduced speed. The fire brigade Colonia remained ready to attend in case something went wrong during the salvage work. The barges had got stuck on July 10 at 11.30 a.mn. an route from Kehl to Mülheim/Ruhr when leaving the fairway in order to let another barge pass. The "Chrstiane Deymann 2" was liftet 20 centimeters when getting stuck. The investigations of the water police Duisburg were continued and the crew interrogated. German reports with photos: https://www.ksta.de/koeln/festgefahrenes-schiff-in-koeln-bergung-dauert-an---frachter-zum-teil-weggeschleppt---30944752 https://www.rundschau-online.de/region/koeln/einsatz-an-rodenkirchener-bruecke-hunderte-tonnen-ladung-muessen-vom-schiff-30945568