On July 18, 2017, at 1.20 p.m. the "Heinrich Schepers" suffered engine damage during the transit of the Kiel Canal from Hamburg to Kotka at canal km 28 short before the Grünental Bridge. During the attempt to stabilize the vessel with an emergency anchoring manoever it ran into the northern embankment and got stuck. The ship came to rest perpendicular to the fairway, so that no ship could pass the vessel. The canal was barred for shipping in the Dükerswisch/Fischerhütte area.
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18 July 2017 - 18:00
Update: 19 July 2017 - 02:39
Kiel Canal blocked by grounded ship
Kiel Canal blocked by grounded ship
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18 July 2017 - 18:00
Update: 19 July 2017 - 02:39
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