site.btaStranded Vessel Temporarily Closes Danube Navigation Route near Belene Island

A vessel towing a barge has run aground on the Danube River near the island of Belene, temporarily blocking traffic. Work is currently underway to move it, BTA learned from the Maritime Administration in Ruse.

The barge got stranded a week ago, but on Thursday Romanian ships attempting to free it from the shoals turned it around and it blocked and temporarily closed the fairway.

There is a queue of 15 ships with barges waiting in the area.

The dredging complex of the executive agency Study and Maintenance of the Danube is in the Belene area and will work on providing the necessary depths for normal navigation.