Rhein-Raupau: Dozens of ships are waiting for hours ahead of Iffezheim!

On Sunday morning, December 29, the Rhine lock near Iffezheim was released for shipping after a blocking chain solution. The water protection police and divers were in use to remove a metal chain that had caught up in the lock gate with a dissolved shipping sign (ton).

The blockade lasted around 16 hours. A lock gate has not been closed since Saturday evening, December 28th, at 8 p.m. A total of twelve ships were affected: two ships were stuck in the lock chamber, while at least ten other ships were waiting for their journey. The traffic jam caused considerable delays in shipping traffic, which [Mannheim24] (https://www.mannheim24.de/region/rhein-stau-dutzende-schiffezheim-schleuse--tor-was-wann-polar police reported.

repair work successfully completed

The divers were able to loosen the chain so that the passage could be released at 11:50 a.m. The police continue to investigate the person responsible for the blockade and the amount of damage.

It should be noted that the affected lock gate was not the one that was badly damaged in November 2023 in an incident. At that time, a helm with a Dutch cargo ship had rammed the closed lock gate, which led to damage in the millions. According to information from the Tagesschau, the new goal is not yet in continuous operation.