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Grounded tanker "Synthesis 12" free again

The ship laden with sodium hydroxide, which had bogged down at Deutz on Sunday, July 21, 2013, is back maneuverable. After a ship of the same company had pumped out the charge on Monday, the tanker raised. It is towed at the quay until the water police has found the cause of the mishap. "The skipper is responsible to check the water levels before driving, then adjust the weight of its load," said a spokesman for the water police Duisburg. Also weather-related changes should be considered. On the Rhine, the ship got stuck on Sunday night. The "Synthesis 12" had run in the so-called plate between Deutz and Deutz bridge at Severinsbrücke. Cause was the low water level of 2.53 meters at Cologne and possibly a captain error. No one was injured. German report with picture http://www.ksta.de/koeln/niedriger-pegel-tankschiff-ist-wieder-frei,15187530,23784516.html