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Enormous damage by hit of container ship

The container ship "Ever Given" was released on Feb 9 after the police in Brunsbüttel had finished their investigations. The ship had only suffered scrapes and dents at the starboard side aft but remained seaworthy. It berthed at the ECT Delta Container Terminal in the Amazone Port of Rotterdam on Feb 10 at 10.10 a.m. where the German police continued its investigations. Initially it was thought that the ship had suffered a blackout, but now it looked like a storm gust had pushed the vessel to port side. The damage to the "Finkenwerder" and the ferry pontoons was at least several 100.000 Euro. The ferry berth in Blankenese will have to remain closed for an indefinite time due to the damage suffered. The future of the "Finkenwerder" was uncertain in regard of the enormous damage to superstructure, wheelhouse and hull. The ferry was pulled to the Shipyard von Cölln, Finkenwerder, on Feb 10 at 7 a.m. Photos: http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2966954 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2966953 http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2966949

Allision in Blankenese

The container ship "Ever Given" veered off course on the Elbe off Blankenese in the foremidday of Feb 9, 2019. It had left the Eurogate Terminal in Hamburg-Waltershof at 9.40 a.m. bound to Rotterdam. The ship became unmanoeverable and despite tug assistance it slammed into the "Finkenwerder" which was berthed at the ferry pier in Blankenese. There were no passengers on board. The crew escaped unhurt, but the ferry was severely damaged. It suffered a breach above the waterline, and the upper deck and the wheelhouse were destroyed. The fire brigade attended with three units. The "Ever Given" proceeded towards Brunsbüttel where investigators of the police would board the ship. The police boat "Bürgermeister Weichmann" was deployed to the scene. The ship resumed its voyage to Rotterdam the same day. German reports with photos and video: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Blankenese-Frachter-rammt-Faehre-auf-der-Elbe,schiffskollision212.html https://www.hamburg1.de/nachrichten/39213/400_Meter_Schiff_kollidiert_mit_HADAG_Faehre.html http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/hamburg-frachter-rammt-faehre-auf-der-elbe-a-1252468.html https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/vermischtes/artikel/1651393/400-meter-langes-containerschiff-kollidiert-auf-elbe-mit-faehre#gallery&66950&0&1651393