Tanker ran into embankment of Kiel Canal

On Feb 15, 2017, at 9.10 p.m. the "Rossini", enroute from Moerdijk to Wismar, suffered a damage at a fuel pipe and was emergency stopped by the crew during the eastbound transit of the Kiel Canal at km 59. The disabled tanker ran into the northern embankment of the canal near Westerrönfeld. The canal traffic was barred between Schülp and Schacht-Audorf until a tug pulled the ship out. After a repair the ship was allowed to continue the transit to Kiel where it berthed at the Bominflot bunker quay at 1.40 a.m. for investigations.