Coming from Hamburg, the "Bernhard Schepers" ran aground in the embankment of the Kiel Canal in the early morning of Oct 4, 2015.
Kiel Canal closed after grounding of "Bernhard Schepers" Coming from Hamburg, the ran aground in the embankment of the Kiel Canal in the early morning of Oct 4, 2015. The ship had got too close to the southern embankment of the waterway near Schwartenberg and got stuck at the Levensau Bridge. The canal had to be closed for several hours before the ship could be refloated. It berthed in Kiel at 6.40 a.m. for surveys and continued the voyage four hours later. It berthed in Fredericia at 7 p.m.