Overview
- A Monday morning operation with three icebreakers failed to free the ship, according to the Potsdam shipping authority.
- One of the icebreakers sustained a machinery breakdown during the attempt.
- The vessel sits firmly on a sandbank after leaving the fairway and cannot move under its own power.
- Officials intend to unload part of the 744 tonnes of crushed stone to reduce draft and restore buoyancy.
- Further efforts are paused until ice melts, with the earliest new attempt expected next week, and the crew remains on board with adequate supplies.