(https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/at-least-17-passengers-hurt-as-cruise-ship-crashes-into-wall-in-river-danube/ar-BB1kNd5l)A Bulgarian cruise ship carrying over a hundred passengers has crashed into a concrete wall in a sluice on the River Danube in Austria.
The incident occurred overnight in the northern Austrian town of Aschach an der Donau, local police said on Saturday morning.
Eleven people were injured and taken to hospital as a result of the crash. Local media said another six people suffered less serious injuries that did not require hospital treatment.
Some 160 passengers were aboard the ship travelling from Bavaria in Germany to the Austrian city of Linz, a spokesperson for police in the nearby town of Eferding said.
The ship was able to continue onwards after the accident, the spokesperson said.
It was not immediately clear how serious the injuries were, the spokesperson added.
It was also unclear what led to the accident.
The River Danube is one of Europe’s most significant and iconic rivers, winding its way through multiple countries and cultures. Cruise ships over the river attract thousands of tourists every year.
Earlier in 2023, a Ukrainian captain of a cruise liner was sentenced to five years in prison in Hungary for his role in a 2019 accident when his boat hit and sank a smaller boat on the River Danube, killing 25 South Korean tourists and two crew.
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yep and from what I remember, the Danube is named after the Tribe of Dan. and Don is a variation of Dan.
look up the symbol of the Tribe of Dan...🐸
also why I think Stormy Daniels is a WH
Noice.
The calm before the Stormy Daniels?
yes there's something about her name, it's like a movie character, as is her persona;)
and I was thinking The Storm of Dan🤔
And in 2024 a Ukrainian captain allowed his ship to destroy a bridge in Baltimore.
Nothing to see here...
Either Rank Incompetence (RI) or Devious Machievellian Plotting (DMP).
Pick one.
There is a reason why it is written as a waltz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CTYymbbEL4
IDK what could go wrong? A bunch of over-filled pleasure boats waltzing around, with navigators all speaking different languages, and perhaps drinking alcohol, while everybody is busy singing patriotic songs of blueness, that echo so nicely - in this case the jostle and bumpering did not even stop the waltz, so who knows?
Watch the water. That number again.
Was that ship vaccinated?