Overview

• The tanker ran aground on a sandbank at the Industriehafen Mainz-Mombach carrying roughly 1,767 tons of diesel.
• No injuries or fuel leaks have been reported, the Mainz Fire Department confirmed.
• Initial refloating attempts, including internal fuel transfers and a tow by a fire brigade boat, were unsuccessful.
• The Wasserschutzpolizei suspects the vessel was overloaded and traveling at too low a speed when it struck the sandbank.
• The port remains closed to large vessels as salvage operations are prepared and another tanker bound for Mainz has been rerouted to Frankfurt am Main.