An approximately 80-Meter-long “Easier” (a non-motorized vessel) was loaded by a crane. When Loading it got to a accident, so the ship died horrible death in the middle and partially sank. The bow and stern sticking out of the water. The charge, approximately 1200 tonnes of coarse dust, sank in the harbour basin. According to present knowledge, the water reached the substance is not hazardous to the environment. The investigation into the cause is ongoing. May be it is a error when Loading. Other measures, such as the salvage of the vessel and cargo, to be carried out in the course of the day, and in the next few days. Due to the accident damage in the six-digit range is expected.
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