Serious accident with recreational craft, reg. no. KL-8971

2025-09-06
L-25/17
Nemunas River

On September 6, 2025, recreational craft, registered in the Register of Inland Waterways Vessels of the Republic of Lithuania,  reg. no. KL-8971, while navigating, sustained hull damage and sank.  No people were injured during the accident, and no data on pollution was received. The sunken vessel was towed to shore.

Status of safety investigation:
2025-09-09 Notification received
2025-09-09 Initiated preliminary assessment for decision to conduct a safety investigation
2025-10-16 Decision made not to conduct a safety investigation (Paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 21 of the Safety Investigation Law)