On Saturday morning, an inland tank barge hit a bridge over a canal near Izegem, Belgium, tearing off the wheelhouse and dislodging a car on the top d…
Category: Casualties & SAR
Source: Maritime Executive · 8 Nov 2026
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[News] Tank barge loses wheelhouse after striking canal bridge in Izegem, Belgium
https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/voluntas-barge-loses-wheelhouse-belgium
The master of the 110-metre inland tanker was hospitalised after jumping clear of the wheelhouse before it struck the Centrumbrug at Izegem. The barge had just discharged fuel oil at Roeselare.
Country: Belgium
Category: Casualties & SAR
Source: Baird Maritime · 9 Nov 2026