On 9th July, a car carrier tore loose from its mooring and went adrift in the harbor at Bremerhaven striking a dock at the Lloyd Werft shipyard and knocking over a crane.
According to the Bremen police force, there was considerable damage to property. The value and repair cost is expected to total in the high six figures.
AIS data and vessel records appear to confirm that the vessel was the Norwegian-flagged Don Quijote.
Luckily, no one was injured.
As explained, after the casualty, the ship was secured by tugs and returned to her original berth.
An investigation into the cause of the casualty is under way, and the police believe that it may be connected to stormy weather at the time of the breakaway.
