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Stranded in the Finnish Åland Archipelago: Baltic Sea Ferry
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A Baltic Sea ferry with about 280 people on board ran aground off the Finnish island group Åland. According to a report, this was done on purpose, so that the ship would not fill with water.
meA Baltic Sea ferry with about 280 people on board ran aground off the Finnish island group Åland. The Western Finnish Coast Guard announced on Twitter on Sunday that the situation is stable, people are not in danger. The rescue teams evacuated the “Amorella”.
According to the coast guard and the Viking Line shipping company, all the passengers had been brought ashore in the late afternoon before the crew was removed from the ship. According to information from Viking Line, the ferry with almost 200 passengers and 80 crew on board was heading from Turku, in southern Finland, to the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Therefore, there were no reports of injuries.
According to the Finnish and Swedish media, the “Amorella” ran aground in 2013. At that time, too, the incident occurred in this area off Åland. According to information from the radio station Ålands Radio, this time the ferry was forced to deliberately run aground due to problems during the journey so as not to fill with water.
