Barge with 3,500 liters of diesel on board sank in the Blumensand harbor in Hamburg. Emergency services are installing oil barriers as a precaution.
The 80-meter-long ship was moored at the quay when the accident occurred for reasons that were initially unclear. The Hamburg fire department is on site with 40 emergency services. According to the fire department, the skipper remained uninjured. However, he is being cared for by the emergency services and suffered a shock.