Friday morning,1. april 2011, 10.40.: Netherlands coaster NORRSKEN is leaving the Papenburg Lock on her way to sea, inland dry freighter LIVERDA is comming up the River Ems with the strong and fast upcomming water, NORRSKEN has to follow the river with starboard-rudder,may be a little bit to fast and got so to the wrong site of the river, not more possible to pass the LIVERDA, hit her engine room and LIVERDA goes to ground near the riverbank. LIVERDA was damaged serious, but reached with help the harbour. NORRSKEN took water over the bulb.

NORRSKEN: Flag Netherlands / Harlingen. Built 2005 / Bodewes, Hoogezand (Casco by Marine Projects Yard, Gdansk) Ex Flinterbelt GT 2477 tdw 3481 L 82,5 B 12,6 D 5,43 Propulsion 1 x MaK 6 M 25 /1850 kw / 750 rpm. CPP / 210 rpm speed 11,5 ktn.

LIVARDA. Flag NL/Groningen. Built 1963/ Deutsche Industriewerke, Berlin. Ex Stuttgart;Bremen. tons 1448 L 85,0 B 9,0 D 2,83 Propulsion Deutz 545 RBV6M 900 PS / 375 rpm