The Barbados-flagged general cargo vessel Wilson Gdynia en route from Rotterdam Waalhaven allided with the jetty at the entrance to the small locks of the Kiel Canal NOK_englisch in Brunsbüttel, Germany, in the afternoon of 30th July. No injuries or environmental pollution were reported.
The incident occurred while the vessel was approaching the locks from the Elbe River. The extent of the damage to the vessel and the lock infrastructure has not yet been disclosed.
Authorities confirmed that the vessel has been detained by the local Water Police pending an investigation into the cause of the allision.
The current position of WILSON GDYNIA is at Baltic Sea reported 0 min ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to the port of Wolgast, Germany, sailing at a speed of 9.9 knots and expected to arrive there on Aug 3, 17:00. The vessel WILSON GDYNIA (IMO 9056064, MMSI 314192000) is a General Cargo Ship built in 1994 (31 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Barbados according to VisselFinder
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