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Barge lightered and pulled off
On July 10 the "Plochingen" which had run aground on the Danube near Pfelling could finally be refloated. First the bunk of its cargo had to be lightered. Then it was towed off the gravel bar on which it was stuck by another ship. For surveys the "Plochingen" was taken to the port of Straubing-Sand then. The river was navigable without restrictions now.
One of two barges refloated
In the evening of June 27 the "Kiesfracht", 1717 ts (EU-No.: 04604990), which had run aground on the Danube in the afternoon of June 22 at 5 p.m. at river km 2306 near Bogen in the Pfelling area, could be refloated, after the Hungarian barge "Herso 1" (MMSI: 243070815) lightered part of the cargo. Both ships entered the port of Straubing after the successful operation. The "Kiesfracht" was now being surveyed for damages. The Slovakian flagged, self propelled barge "Plochingen", 1446 ts (EU-No.: 04001480), remained aground for the time being, but did not hamper ship traffic as it was stuck outside the fairway. Before ship traffic could be resumed on the Danube, the gravel bars which had built up during the salvage attempts first had to be removed. The work was expected to be completed in the run of June 28.
Salvage work due to start
On June 27 the salvage of the "Kiesfracht", 1717 ts (EU-No.: 04604990), which had run aground on the Danube in the afternoon of June 22 at 5 p.m. at river km 2306 near Bogen in the Pfelling area, and the "Plochingen", 1446 ts (EU-No.: 04001480), has commenced. The removal of the "Kiesfracht" had priority as she was blocking the fairway. First a part of the 1.050 tons wheat on board have to be lightered onto another barge, the Hungarian "Herso 1“ (MMSI-No.: 243070815). Then the ship is to be pulled off and immediately after the removal the fairway will have to be dredged. Gravel had built up during the failed salvage attempts by the "Plochingen", the salvage of which was not as urgent as she was stuck outside the fairway. If everything went according to plan, ship traffic may be resumed in the afternoon of June 27. German reports with photos: https://binnenschifffahrt-online.de/2018/06/schifffahrt/3886/havarie-auf-der-donau-bergung-beginnt/ https://www.idowa.de/inhalt.pfelling-havarie-auf-der-donau-umladung-hat-begonnen.5a6f198d-488c-43a7-8ac4-64acc61ca70e.html
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