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Accident with Danube cruise ship in Austria
A Bulgarian cruise ship crashed into a concrete wall in the lock area in Aschach an der Donau. photo
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A cruise ship on the Danube is unable to maneuver and crashes into a concrete wall. There are injured people.
In the event of an accident involving a river cruise ship on the Danube, eleven passengers were slightly injured during the night. The ship came from Passau and was on its way to Budapest with 142 passengers, mostly from Germany, as the police in Upper Austria reported.
The accident happened in a lock in Aschach an der Donau. A large contingent of emergency services from the emergency services, fire brigade, police, water police and shipping authorities were on site.
The Bulgarian-flagged ship suddenly became unable to maneuver in the lock area and crashed into a concrete wall, the police said. The captain immediately pressed an emergency switch. He was able to start the electronics again and steer it out of the lock. The shipping inspectorate only found sheet metal damage to the side walls. The cruise ship therefore continued towards Linz. The only damage to the lock was caused by concrete abrasion.
Aschach an der Donau is located around 60 kilometers southeast of Passau. Linz is around 30 kilometers further downstream.