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En Avant 5, seen here in the Thames, capsized and sank at Dordrecht.

On 6 June 2011 the twin screw tug En Avant 5 of the T Muller Shipping Company capsized and sank in the Old Maas at Dordrecht whilst towing two barges, along with the tug En Avant 7 from the same fleet. The crew were rescued unhurt by a local water ...

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