An inland navigation vessel sailed against the doors of the Grote Sluiskolk in Lith on Tuesday morning. As a result, shipping over the Maas is blocked for larger and higher ships. Rijkswaterstaat reports this. It is not known whether anyone was injured and how the accident could happen.
The lock doors are seriously damaged. The ship is still stuck between the lock doors. Wednesday will be mapped out how the doors are like and whether they can still be recovered. Then it becomes clear how long the blockage will take.
Larger ships can sail through the Gelderland Weurt.
The small lock at Lith is open, which is accessible for ships up to 113.50 meters long and 7.10 meters high.
It is unclear what the load of the ship that rammed the doors.