River Cruise Ship Accident

Danube boat accident.

River cruise ship accident. Cruise Critic has reported that a Viking Cruises ship was involved in an accident on the Rhine near Duisburg Germany on Saturday. A river cruise ship from Viking River Cruises recently collided with a bridge causing damage and the deaths of two members of the crew. Viking River Cruises mum on most recent accident.

Seven people are confirmed dead in the. The vessel hit and damaged a cargo crane and one of the ships lifeboats on the port side detached and crashed into the sea. Four more bodies have been recovered after salvage crews raised the wreck of a tourist boat that sank on the Danube in.

This is a list of river cruise ships both those in service and those that have since ceased to operateAs some river cruise ships have operated under multiple names all names will be listed in the Notes section. The river cruise ship had just left the town of Erlangen on its way to the Hungarian capital of Budapest and was operating on the main Danube Canal at night when the accident occurred. First published on Sun 2 Jun 2019 0542 EDT.

A general view shows the tourist vessel Viking Sigyn which was involved in a ship accident that killed several people on the Danube river in Budapest Hungary May. But this wasnt just a random accident caused by an equipment malfunction this accident was a serious collision that occurred between the vessel and a cargo ship. As a result of the incident some river cruise lines have either modified itineraries or programming while others.

Five passengers of a river cruise liner known as the Prinzessin Isabella were injured over the weekend when the vessel was involved in a collision with a cargo ship. Death toll up to 17. Seven were rescued and 21.

The mayor of Venice has said cruise ships must change their routes after a huge holiday vessel crashed into a wharf and tourist boat injuring five people. A small cruise ship sank overnight on Monday June 1 in Chinas Yangtze River during a storm leaving at least five people dead and nearly 450 people missin. Crash Caused Deaths of Two Workers.