A Dutch pilot watercraft was significantly harmed after hitting a mass provider off the shore of Netherlands on Sunday early morning.

According to Dutch media reports, the pilot watercraft Pollux was associated with a crash with the Panamanian- flagged Nord Taurus at roughly 4:15 a.m. Sunday at the Steenbank pilot terminal, situated roughly 12 miles maritime miles from Westkapelle near the mouth of the River Scheldt.

The 81-meter pilot watercraft experienced substantial damages in the event, consisting of a big damage on its port side and also damages to its wheelhouse. Two pilots aboard the Pollux experienced small injuries in the event.

Het is web geen pakje boter die Pollux, maar wat een deuk zeg! pic.twitter.com/opJLaV1TCu

— mariusdenobel (@mariusdenobel) January 22, 2018

The pilot watercraft will certainly be sent out to a neighborhood shipyard for repair services, which might take as long as 2 months, according to one authorities. The very same authorities claimed that pilotage solutions will certainly not be affected due the event.

The Nord Taurus resumed its trip to Murmansk, Russia.