General cargo vessel AURIGA ran aground in Kiel Canal at around 1120 UTC Oct 12 near Tackesdorf, while transiting in northern direction. Grounding said to be caused by a blackout, vessel dropped anchor, but it didn’t prevent grounding. Vessel was refloated with the help of a tug, and resumed sailing at around 1400 UTC, she reached Holtenau and was docked there at around 1800 UTC, understood for survey. Vessel is en route to Finland.
