126 passengers and 22 crew members have to be brought to safety on Saturday after a ship accident near Karlstadt. Traffic on the Main was blocked for several hours, the water police are investigating.
126 passengers and 22 crew members have been evacuated after a ship accident in Lower Franconia. On Saturday evening, the ship leaked on the Main near Karlstadt (Main-Spessart district), the police said on Sunday. According to the first findings of the police, it was damaged by a small rock at the bottom of the Main due to a driving error by the skipper. According to the police, the passenger ship was traveling from Budapest to Düsseldorf.
Large amounts of water entered the ship. Nevertheless, the crew managed to dock after a short journey. According to the police, no oil or diesel escaped. Nobody got hurt. According to the police, the leak is now being provisionally patched until the ship can be transported away. Shipping traffic on the Main was blocked for several hours. The water police are investigating.