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Collision in the Kiel Canal

On Mar 19, 2016, short past midnight the "Paula Anna" was in collision with the container feeder "Empire" on the Kiel Canal at Breiholz west of Rendsburg. The "Empire“ was underway from Bremerhaven to Gdansk and was stopped on Mar 18 at 11.30 p.m. for the transit of the "Empire" on her way from Pörnu to St. Nazaire. In dense fog the "Paula Anna“ by yet unknown reasons smashed into the bow of the "Empire“. She was able to proceed to Brunsbüttel inspite of significant damage where she berthed at 5 a.m. The "Empire" berthed at the Voithkai in Kiel for investigations. She had only suffered slight damage at the starboard foreship and was allowed to continue the voyage at 11.30 a.m. The "Paula Anna" despite damage at the accomodation block sailed on around 5 p.m. German reports with photo: http://forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23&p=124264#p124264 http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Kollision-zwischen-Frachtschiffen-auf-NOK-,kollision188.html