Overview
- Service resumed with one ferry after both vessels failed earlier, leaving the Lek crossing at Schoonhoven at a standstill for hours.
- Each boat lost two of its four thrusters, the drive units that push water like powerful vacuums, after they likely ingested stones from the shallow riverbed.
- Divers are set to inspect and clear the hardware, and the operator hopes for a quick fix, though the repair timeline remains uncertain.
- Drivers are being steered to long detours via the A2 at Vianen or the Van Brienenoord Bridge, with traffic controllers and matrix signs guiding the flow.
- The route connects Krimpenerwaard and Alblasserwaard, and the operator called the near-simultaneous failures exceptional, leaving commuters and local haulers with scarce alternatives.