#gandersum

Noch ein neues Wort: Schlickbremse. Dabei hatte ich auf twitter den Begriff Fahrrinnenanpassung schon zum Unwort des Jahres 2017 erkoren. Doch jetzt lese ich in einem Bericht bei wattenrat.de über den katastrophalen Zustand unserer Ems  über die Schlickbremse. Also noch ein Unwort 2017. Der Fluch der bösen Tat: Das 2002 in Betrieb genommene Ems-„Sperrwerk“ kostete ca. 223 Millionen Euro und wurde…

The 80 meter long self-propelled  barge Nawatrans VI sprung a leak on the Ems River near Gandersum, Germany. The barge’s crew detected water ingress in the cargo hold with its toxic cargo of lead concentrate.  The crew alerted the fire brigade from Papenburg who quickly responded to the scene.  Divers inspected the hull and found a crack in the hull, but welding attempts failed to patch the hull. Tanker trucks were requested to contain the polluted water from the cargo hold and the cargo of lead will be transferred to another vessel. Reports state the Nawatrans VI had earlier struck a buoy just outside Gandersum and the vessel had gone perpendicular to the river.  The water police has launched an investigation into the incident.