Containerships-Nord

The Dutch Safety Board has launched an investigation into the collision between the 'Containerships Nord' and the 'Beringzee' on the Western Scheldton May 30. The Board wants to learn from the accident in order to contribute to safer shipping. The container ship had hit the inland vessel at the stern. one crew member of the 'Beringzee' fell overboard. The captain managed to rescue the sailor from the water single-handedly. He then brought a seriously injured person to safety from a part of the ship that was taking on water. Thanks to help from nearby ships, the tanker was quickly stabilised. The crew members were taken to hospital for check-ups- The wheelhouse and the cabin of the ship were completely flooded amd destroyed.

New photos of the interior of the 'Beringzee' reveal the extent of the damage after the collision with the 'Containerships Nord': The wheelhouse and the cabin of the ship were completely flooded. The cabin was also completely damaged by the impact, along with significant damage to the stern on the starboard side and significant hull damage. Only the quick response of the inland vessels 'Kevalia' and 'Verity', which were the first on the scene and sandwiched the casualty, kept the badly damaged tanker afloat, before tugs took over later. The tanker 'Bach' also arrived in the evening to pump the biodiesel from the 'Beringzee', which was brought to Terneuzen by tugs on May 31, accompanied by a Coastguard helicopter. Nothing is yet officially known about the circumstances of the collision. The question of which ship had priority or was at fault is the subject of the ongoing investigation. The 'Containerships Nord' was docked at the Damen Shipyard in Dunkirk on June 2. Report with photos: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/06/03/beelden-tonen-enorme-ravage-aan-boord-bij-tanker-beringzee/

On May 30, 2025, at around 2:30 p.m. the inland tanker 'Beringzee' (MMSI: 205508590), en route from Antwerp, was in collision with the 'Containerships Nord', also coming from Antwerp, on the Western Scheldt between Rilland in South Beveland and Paal in Zeeland Flanders. The tanker was struck at the starboard side stern, partially pushed under water and suffered heavy damage at the aft, the wheelhouse and the living quarters, which were flooded. The KNRM lifeboats 'Jan van Engelenburg' of the station Hansweert and the 'Zeemanshoop' of the station Breskens, the Coastguard helicopter 'Rescue-08', a Coastguard aircraft, police boats from both the Netherlands and Belgium, a patrol vessel from Rijkswaterstaat and several tugs responded. The tanker was heavily damaged and taking on water. One crew member had fallen into the water. The captain of the tanker managed to rescue the man, who had fallen into the water, himself. He then also brought a seriously injured person to safety from a part of the ship that was quickly taking on water. Shortly afterwards, a Belgian police boat arrived at the scene. The seriously injured person was taken on board the police boat, and an ambulance nurse, who was part of the helicopter crew, was dropped off on the police boat by the Coast Guard helicopter. The patient was then taken to hospital by helicopter. The crew of the 'Jan van Engelenburg' provided first aid to the captain and the rescued sailor. The captain had sustained injuries and swallowed a lot of water during the rescue operation. He was taken to Hansweert by the lifeboat 'Zeemanshoop', where an ambulance was waiting. The sailor was also transported to Hansweert by the Jan van Engelenburg and checked by ambulance personnel there. Neither had to go to hospital and were picked up by the ship's owner. The 'Beringzee' sustained significant damage and was stabilized by two assisting inland vessels, the 'Kevalia' and the 'Verity', which went alongside, and taken in tow by the tug 'Multratug 32' and the 'Multrasalvor 5'. Oil booms were placed around after a very thin oil layer was observed on the Scheldt. At the Marlemon anchorage, the badly damaged tanker 'moored alongside the tanker 'Bellini' (MMSI: 205344690), which entered the port of Antwerp on June 1. On May 31, the ‘Beringzee’ was brought to Terneuzen by two tugs.The container ship had little damage as far as was known, and has sailed to Flushing for further inspection. Nothing was yet known about the cause of the collision. Reports with photos: https://www.flows.be/binnenvaart/2025/05/binnenschip-komt-in-aanvaring-met-containerschip-twee-man-overboord/?gdpr=deny https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/05/30/forse-schade-na-aanvaring-tussen-binnenvaartschip-en-containerschip-op-westerschelde/# https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2025/05/30/forse-schade-na-aanvaring-tussen-binnenvaartschip-en-containerschip-op-westerschelde/ https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250531_93335091 https://www.knrm.nl/nieuws/knrm-reddingstation-hansweert/persoon-te-water-en-gewonden-na-aanvaring-westerschelde https://www.worldcargonews.com/shipping-logistics/2025/06/barge-collides-with-container-ship-near-antwerp-two-men-overboard/