Downstream on the River Rhine passing Neuss-Grimlinghausen/Germany at Rhine Kilometer 735.

Data for m/v EL NIÑO :
Length 105m beam 10,50m draught 2,70m
Tonnage : 2384 tons
Home port : Würzburg/Germany
Operated by MSG Shipping at Würzburg/Germany
Main engines : 2 x Cummins (822hp each) + 2 x MAN (600hp each)
Callsign : DC 9813
MMSI : 211169450
Built in 1956 by shipyard J. Braun at Speyer/Germany, in 2010 lengthened from 85m to 105m by shipyard BSG at Erlenbach/Germany
Ex- TIJGER (Rotterdam/NL, until 1979)
Ex- SPERANZA (Rotterdam/NL, until 1983, Eur.Nr. 2315818)
Ex- NELSON (Basel/Switzerland, until 1979, Eur.Nr. 7001106)
Ex- JAN HENDRIK (Zwijndrecht/NL, until 1978, Eur.Nr. 2313712)
Ex- JAN HEINRICH (Duisburg-Ruhrort/Germany, during 1973)
Ex- HANIEL KURIER 52 (Duisburg-Ruhrort/Germany, until 1973, Eur.Nr. ?)
ENI 04607710

Data for barge LA NIÑA :
Length 85m beam 10,50m draught 2,70m
Tonnage : 1938 tons
Home port : Würzburg/Germany
Operated by MSG Shipping at Würzburg/Germany
Built in 2006 by shipyard Bayerische Schiffswerft at Erlenbach/Germany
ENI 04805880