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Baltic ferry runs aground off the Finnish coast

2020-09-20T12:40:53.161Z


200 passengers and 80 crew members have to disembark: the ferry "Amorella" ran aground off the Finnish island group Åland. People are not at risk, according to the Coast Guard.


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Ferry "Amorella" off the Finnish coast

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Finnish Coast Guard forces are preparing to evacuate the Amorella ferry.

The ship with 280 people on board ran aground off the Finnish island group Åland.

The coast guard announced on Twitter that the situation was stable and people were not in danger.

According to the shipping company Viking Line, the ship with almost 200 passengers and 80 crew members on board was en route from Turku in southern Finland to Stockholm.

According to reports from the Finnish and Swedish media, the "Amorella" ran aground in 2013.

At that time, too, the incident occurred in the Baltic Sea near 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 up with water.

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Source: spiegel

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