Container ship ELBSAILOR ran into Kiel Canal embankment on the night Jan 31, while transiting in eastern direction en route from Hamburg to S-Petersburg. Vessel blocked all traffic near Schacht-Audorf, she was taken off embankment by two tugs some 6 hours later, towed to Klein-Koenigsforde and docked there at around ... Read more

Container ship E. R. VISBY ran into embankment at 1900 LT Feb 4 while transiting Kiel Canal near Schinkel, en route from S-Petersburg to Rotterdam. Two tugs from Kiel were sent to assist, vessel was refloated by 2200 LT, and taken back to Kiel for survey. Traffic was closed while ... Read more