On Thursday a tugboat drove against the Kattwyk Bridge in the Port of Hamburg.
Probably because of a technical defect
Photo top: unknown author
The wheelhouse had been severely damaged:
The crew had suffered slight scratches, said a police spokesman in the evening.
Photo: Capt. Robin van de Wind – Master TSHD Pedro Alvares Cabral ©
The bridge was initially closed to road traffic on Thursday evening. However, shipping traffic was possible.
Source : TAG 24
Urs
December 20, 2023, 2:06pm
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The final report from the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation:
The wheelhouse was completely destroyed; only minor injuries.
A curious investigation:
The tug had no VDR (not mandatory).
The captain refused to say anything.
The crew could/would not help the investigation.
The alarm log did not show any fault until the wheelhouse was shaved off.
The only possible conclusion: Human error!
The report >>>
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dbeierl
December 20, 2023, 5:15pm
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Urs:
The report >>>
Server appears to be down.
C:\Users\synergy>ping www.bsu.bund.de
Pinging www.bsu-bund.de [141.38.3.28] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 141.38.3.28:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Users\synergy>
Urs
December 20, 2023, 5:28pm
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I don’t know what happened… just a minute ago, the link above worked here…
ombugge
December 20, 2023, 5:39pm
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Works fine here. Maybe it is unable to cross the Atlantic?
i read the report this morning, and again just now.
dbeierl
December 21, 2023, 6:07am
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Still no joy in Rhode Island. Ah well.