A Viking cruise ship collided with one other vessel over the weekend, the cruise line stated.
The Viking Kvasir – a 443-foot lengthy ship that may accommodate 190 passengers and 50 crew members – collided with a cargo ship in heavy fog on Sunday morning, a Viking spokesperson advised USA TODAY in an electronic mail. The incident came about close to Wesel, Germany.
“There have been no important accidents amongst friends or crew,” the spokesperson stated. “The ship was cleared by authorities the night of September 11 and has now continued its voyage with out additional delay.”
Viking didn’t say whether or not passengers aboard the ship can be compensated following the collision.
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The incident isn’t the primary of its form for Viking. Twenty-eight have been killed in a collision on the Danube River involving the Viking Sigyn ship in Could 2019. One other Viking ship, Viking Freya, beforehand struck a bridge in southern Germany in 2016, killing two crew members, CBS News reported.
Viking launched its first river ship based mostly in North America earlier this month, welcoming passengers aboard the Viking Mississippi in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Sept. 3. The ship will sail itineraries on the Higher and Decrease Mississippi River between St. Paul and New Orleans.
