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Last Saturday, a ferry ran aground in the Gulf of Bothnia, near the port city of Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands between Finland and Sweden. None of the 331 passengers and the 98 crew were injured, but the passengers were forced to spend the night on the ship, which was then towed ashore by rescue crews on Sunday morning, after which the passengers were able to disembark. The company, which operates the ship, Viking Line, stressed that the passengers were not in danger and handled the situation calmly, writes the BBC.
The Viking Line ferry traveled from the Swedish capital Stockholm to Turku, Finland. The ship stopped at Mariehamn as scheduled and a strong wind was blowing off the sea at the time of the accident. Viking Line has launched an investigation into the matter, the MTI wrote on Saturday.
In September, another Viking Line passenger ferry crashed off the Åland islands, which number about 6,500 islands, and no one was injured at the time. Due to the shallow water and narrow passages, it is difficult to navigate in large boats in the area.
Featured image: Niclas Nordlund / Lehtikuva / AFP
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