The sinking of a single ship on the river Ems near Papenburg has crippled the ship on Friday afternoon traffic on the waterway. At the height of Papenburg port was the "Livarda" collides with a ship that had set sail from the sea lock.
The barge struck the accident leak and threatened to sink. A dredger , which had rushed to help was the "Livarda" wide stabilize so that they never set. Meanwhile, she is on the left Emsufer aground. By flooding the barge stern is clear, however, with the fallen. Meanwhile, salvage operations are underway. People were not injured in the accident.
While the fertilizer-laden river still is in the Ems, the ship made it under your own power in the port of Papenburg . The Water and Shipping Administration blocked the river Ems near Papenburg until further notice for the passing ships.
Locally in use was the fire Papenburg, the three vehicles and 20 men arrived with. With an inflatable emergency personnel continued to "Livarda list. On the part of the Dutch crew was informed that rescue forces from Holland had been agreed earlier, sources said fire districts. As the ship left on Emsufer East Frisian area is located on, use of fire gave the Papenburg further into the hands of firefighters from the town of Weener .