Coal barge AQUA SPRINTER II broke in two and sank alongside berth during loading operation in Dillingen, Germany, in the morning Mar 28. Understood barge has some 1,200 tons of coal dust in hold. Barge was built in 1983, of 2,100 cargo capacity.
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| Name: Aqua Sprinter II Ex-name: Jaco II, Inachus II European number: 02324814 Length: 76.50 m, Width: 11.00 m, Draft: 3.15 m Tonnage: 2133 to. Engine power: 480 hp Machine manufacturer: Deutz Year of construction: 1983 built in: Germany, Shipyard: Hilgers AG, Rheinbrohl Aqua Sprinter II rides with Aqua Sprinter I in the coupling bandage. At full draft, they have a combined cargo capacity of 4809 tonnes. They are located in the city harbor of Luenen, in Dattel-Hamm-Kanal |
