What happens when a boat with a 1500 T load hits the gates - Moselle

[Onewheeler]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/482821425726/permalink/10170476618010727/

 

[jonathanA]

No idea.... what ?

 

1500 tesla is a strong magnetic field though 😂

[ditchcrawler]

35 minutes ago, Onewheeler said:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/482821425726/permalink/10170476618010727/

 

[Phoenix_V]

at least he missed the cill

[Peanut]

Never mind the repairs, seventy boats, and at least four month lost trade will cost the insurance quite a cent or two.

[magpie patrick]

Needs more than a bit of duck tape....

[Pluto]

I can recommend the Mosel valley for a holiday, although there is not much commercial traffic compared to the Rhine. This is the view from our hotel room at Kattenes, just below Müden, in 2019. It was just an overnight stop, but we have stayed longer at vineyards, many provide accommodation in Germany, in both the Mosel and Rhine valleys where there was plenty of opportunity to try their 'harvest'.

[Naughty Cal]

15 minutes ago, Pluto said:

I can recommend the Mosel valley for a holiday, although there is not much commercial traffic compared to the Rhine. This is the view from our hotel room at Kattenes, just below Müden, in 2019. It was just an overnight stop, but we have stayed longer at vineyards, many provide accommodation in Germany, in both the Mosel and Rhine valleys where there was plenty of opportunity to try their 'harvest'.

We loved watching the big boats going up and down the Rhine while we were parked next to it this year.

 

That boat in your picture only has one car on the roof, we saw some that had four or five up there!!

[Ogwr]

23 hours ago, magpie patrick said:

Needs more than a bit of duck tape....

CRT could fix that with a bolt on balance beam?

[Heartland]

The Moselle carries important freight traffic including rape seeds and the ships are large

 

Yet the recent damage to the lock at Mueden has stranded 70 commercial craft.

[magnetman]

Stop planks to die for. 

 

 

[Cheshire cat]

The lock gates on the Manchester ship canal are only in slightly better condition than that. 

[Alan de Enfield]

 

 

HAMBURG (Reuters) - Navigation authorities will attempt to install a temporary lock system on the river Mosel in west Germany this weekend to enable the river, an important route for grains and rapeseed shipments to and from Germany and France, to reopen to cargo shipping.

 

The river was closed to inland waterways shipping this week after an accident damaged a lock at Mueden south of Koblenz with repairs likely to last until late March.

However, German navigation agency WSA said on Friday that it is preparing a temporary lock system which will be tested over the weekend. If successful, it is hoped the first trapped ships would be able to transit the temporary lock system on Monday.

About 70 ships are blocked on the river, which is also an important route for supply shipments to the metal industry.

European rapeseed futures rose on Thursday after trading platform Euronext said it will suspend physical delivery to river ports in eastern France for the February contract, following the Mosel blockage.

[Phoenix_V]

Latest update from Vie Fluvial on facebook, machine translation

 

Continuation of the Müden lock

First "emergency" settlement expected after the accident of Müden on the Moselle on Monday, December 15.

Nothing works on the Moselle anymore. After an accident, 70 boats are waiting to continue their journey. The state now wants to help boaters get out of the blocked waterway.

TREIS CARDS / TIRED. After the serious navigation accident in the Müden lock, the first blocked boat could pass the breakdown work on Monday.

"This is something completely new for us," says Albert Schöpflin, President of the Waterways and Navigation Authority (WSA) Mosel-Saar-Lahn. "This means that we will have tryouts this weekend. "Only then will we confirm if the basins can really start on Monday.

Navigation on the Moselle has been paralyzed since Sunday. During a collision of a wrecker with the lower gates of the Müden lock, they were severely damaged. Because of this unemployment, about 70 boats are stuck. Experts say it may have to wait until the end of March 2025 for the new doors to be installed.

How does an emergency lock work ?

"In principle, the boat is locked in the same way as before, but without the normal lock door," explains Schöpflin. Usually with a lock intact, it takes about 20-30 minutes. But now everything is different because of the damaged doors. "If what we're planning to do works, it's going to take another one or two hours." However, there is no other possible alternative.

Meanwhile, the office is working on replacing damaged lock doors. During the visit of Prime Minister Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) and Transport Minister Daniela Schmitt (PLR), they gathered on the grounds of the lock

New door coming in by boat

"We are already preparing the objective of the replacement in the construction site of Trèves," explains M. Creator. Pipes and other important components should now be built there. The doors are then transported by boat to the lock. "Then we'll dry the whole room again to install them. »

Solidarity is great: Luxembourgish and French colleagues have already offered their help to the staff, and Dillinger Hütte (steel factory) will produce steel parts starting next week, Schöpflin said. Work is in full swing on the construction site, even during the holidays. "We work around the clock," he said. "For the time being, I plan to exclude Christmas Eve. People need to stay home out there. But at Christmas the boatmen will certainly still be locked down, he thinks.

Sunday no driving and special permits

The government of the Land of Rhénanie-Palatinate wants to ease the ban on driving on Sundays as a support. “It was announced today that Sunday’s trucking ban will be suspended in order to move goods and boat goods to the road and rail,” Schmitt said during his visit with Schweitzer at the lock.

The regulation is intended to affect trucks transporting goods that would have otherwise crossed the Moselle, he said. The duration of its application was unclear at first. "We have to see how long this work will last," Schmitt said. They want to support logistics in this particular situation. “That’s why we’re accelerating and prioritizing approvals for large-scale transportation. »

"The lifeline of our region"

Schweitzer was hit by the accident on the Moselle. "This is the lifeline for our region, not only for the state of Rhinaine-Palatinate, but for the entire region, the neighborhood," he said. "What is happening here now and what has happened after the accident will concern us for some time, including with the economic implications. »

In addition, in a future perspective, the issue of expanding waterways arises, M. said. Swiss. If waterways are to be modernized in the future for sustainability and capacity reasons, infrastructure improvements must also be considered.

[David Mack]

So they are planning a temporary fix which increases the lock passage time by 1-2 hours. Does this mean using some sort of stop planks rather than the gates?

I am slightly surprised to see they are talking about new gates rather than considering repairing the old gates. I would have thought the first step should be to lift out the damaged gates so they can be examined to see if they are repairable. And also to dewater the lock to see what damage may have been caused to the masonry and the gate hangings.

Edited December 15, 2024 by David Mack

[Ewan123]

18 hours ago, David Mack said:

So they are planning a temporary fix which increases the lock passage time by 1-2 hours. Does this mean using some sort of stop planks rather than the gates?

I am slightly surprised to see they are talking about new gates rather than considering repairing the old gates. I would have thought the first step should be to lift out the damaged gates so they can be examined to see if they are repairable. And also to dewater the lock to see what damage may have been caused to the masonry and the gate hangings.

I wouldn't be surprised if brand new gates were the quicker option, looking at how much bent metal there is on those gates - they might need to make-new half the parts anyway, and then question the integrity of those that look OK to the eye.

[Tam & Di]

22 hours ago, David Mack said:

So they are planning a temporary fix which increases the lock passage time by 1-2 hours. Does this mean using some sort of stop planks rather than the gates?

I am slightly surprised to see they are talking about new gates rather than considering repairing the old gates. I would have thought the first step should be to lift out the damaged gates so they can be examined to see if they are repairable. And also to dewater the lock to see what damage may have been caused to the masonry and the gate hangings.

 

From the Vie Fluviale site they are proposing a giant steel guillotine style gate that will be lifted in and out by crane. I'm sure Ewan123 is correct about attempting any sort of repairs to the original - they have to be pretty much perfect, with no chance of collapse in the future.