Vessels

'Pressure cooker' of decisions to deal with sunken barge

By 2024-10-22T11:14:00

Shallow water made access to the barge difficult in the strong current (Rijkwaterstaat)

The salvage of a sinking sand-laden barge was described as a ‘pressure cooker’ of difficult decisions by salvors.

The 67m long inland barge Humadvi ran into difficulties due to the strong current on the River Maas at the Borgharen weir near Maastricht.

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