{"id":3967,"date":"2022-10-28T15:19:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/viking-kvasir-collides-with-ship-on-the-rhine-river-near-wesel-germany\/"},"modified":"2022-10-28T15:19:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T15:19:38","slug":"viking-kvasir-collides-with-ship-on-the-rhine-river-near-wesel-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/viking-kvasir-collides-with-ship-on-the-rhine-river-near-wesel-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Viking Kvasir Collides with Ship On the Rhine River Near Wesel, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Viking Kvasir<\/em> collided with one other ship this morning on the Rhine river close to Wesel, Germany. The accident occured in the course of the river cruise ships\u2019s Antwerpen to Amsterdam low \"\"nation cruise. A few passengers and a number of other crew reportedly sustained minor accidents. We acquired the next info from a passengers on the ship who needs to stay nameless:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first officer was piloting the ship this morning in heavy fog and there was one other barge\/ship that was apparently sideways (you may see this from the picture taken from one of many balconies) on the Rhine that we hit.\u00a0 It was at 6:50 a.m. this morning Wesel Germany time.\u00a0 Most of the passengers have been nonetheless in mattress and we might really feel the ship engines in full reverse for 3-5 seconds after which an enormous crash and the sound of breaking glass in our room.<\/p>\n

After issues began to calm down, they held a shipwide assembly within the lounge and the Hotel Manager stated it was the opposite ship\u2019s fault, and the Viking ship has video proof of it.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, accidents have been minimal \u2014 apart from the delight of the primary officer . . . she was \"\"overcome with emotion and was applauded by all the passengers for doing the whole lot she might to attenuate and avert the collision. There was very restricted visibility and shortly after we collided, we noticed the opposite ship perpendicular to our ship after which it disappeared into the fog.\u00a0 One crew member was taken to a physician for burns (the cooks have been getting ready breakfast service).\u00a0 Others had minor cuts (primarily from selecting up LOTS of damaged glassware) together with within the state rooms. A few passengers had minor accidents as a result of they have been standing when the ships collided.<\/p>\n

The collision occurred a few mile from Viking\u2019s privately owned dock in Wesel.\u00a0 Damage was above the waterline and no water was taken on.\u00a0 They eliminated the tarp that covers the glass roof of the Aquavit terrace and have used it to cowl up the harm (as within the earlier accidents this 12 months proven in your website).<\/p>\n

Breakfast and lunch companies have been cancelled. Not positive how a lot dishware is left. Morning excursions carried on and the ship is being resupplied as scheduled. It seems there may be a minimum of one Viking govt on the ship.\u00a0 He wasn\u2019t a member of the crew and was sporting a go well with jacket with a Viking title tag.<\/p>\n

There are just a few cops interviewing the First Officer proper now, in addition to somebody from the port authority.\u00a0 The captain and two land primarily based technicians analyzing the extent of the harm.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photos taken by a #cruise<\/a> visitor \u2013 @VikingCruises<\/a> Viking Kvasir collides with unidentified ship on the Rhine river close to Wesel, Germany . . . pic.twitter.com\/9ofGlfYJ8N<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLegislation) September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The final accident involving a Viking river cruise ship (the Viking Hermod<\/a>)<\/em> occurred in early July of this 12 months.\u00a0 There have been a minimum of six accidents involving Viking river ships within the final six \"\"years, involving the Viking Aegir<\/a>, Viking Sigyn<\/a>, Viking Freya<\/a>, Viking Idun<\/a>, <\/em>and an unidentified river cruise ship<\/a> (<\/em>some recognized the ship as a Viking longship), <\/em>in addition to a few incidents involving river ships operated by different corporations, together with the M\/S Swiss Crystal<\/a> and Scylla Edelweiss<\/i><\/a><\/em>. You can learn a abstract of those accidents right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Don’t look beneath the quilt! @VikingCruises<\/a> covers up the harm to the Viking Kvasir #cruise<\/a> ship on the Rhine this morning: pic.twitter.com\/sO2pkaYBCE<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 James (Jim) Walker (@CruiseLegislation) September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

September 12, 2022 Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Newsweek lined the collision in an article titled: Cruise Ship Collides With Another Vessel After Getting Caught in Heavy Fog<\/a><\/p>\n

September 13, 2022 Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n

NZ Herald reported on the collision: Viking river cruise collides with ship on the Rhine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n