Containership CMA CGM Barracuda has ran aground in front of Kruiningen, Netherlands while en route from Antwerp to Hamburg.
The incident occurred on 13 January at approximately 1:00 am local time as the 5,000 TEU ship was proceeding downstream towards the sea.
As of 5:00 am, the ship was under way and being escorted by a number of tugs as it continued to proceed downstream.
The boxship was eventually refloated a few hours later.
The cause of the grounding is still under investigation.
Via @Maritime_Bullet VoytenkoNewsJanuary 13, 2023
— ⚓️MarioDeFenza⚓️ (@MarioDeFenza) January 13, 2023
Container ship CMA CGM BARRACUDA ran aground in front of Kruiningen on Western Scheldt around 0100 UTC Jan 13, while proceeding downstream to the sea, en route from from Antwerp to Hamburg.. https://t.co/v3XGRzt9yH pic.twitter.com/BYgNYzJba6
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