Police in Bulgaria evacuated practically 200 passengers from the Viking Ullur cruise ship after it ran aground in Bulgaria this week. (Credit score: Reuters)
Police in Bulgaria evacuated practically 200 passengers from a Viking cruise ship after the vessel ran aground on account of “exceptionally low water ranges” within the Danube River.
The Bulgaria Information Company reported that the ship turned stranded early Tuesday about 15 miles upstream from Vidin, the place it deliberate to cease to tackle provides. Bulgarian border police ended up rescuing 186 passengers after one other ship dispatched to the scene wasn’t capable of get shut sufficient to select them up.
“We are able to affirm that the Viking Ullur skilled a grounding incident on the Danube River on July 28, 2026, after coming into contact with a sandbank throughout a interval of exceptionally low water ranges,” Viking mentioned Friday in an announcement to FOX Enterprise.
“The protection and wellbeing of our friends and crew is at all times our highest precedence. There have been no accidents, and the vessel remained secure all through the incident,” it added. “The ship was well-stocked with all vital provides, together with meals and water, to maintain friends and crew secure and comfy.”
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A Bulgarian border police boat evacuates passengers from a stranded cruise ship on the Danube River after the Swiss-flagged Viking Ullur ran aground close to the northwestern metropolis of Vidin, Bulgaria, on this handout picture launched on Tuesday, July 28, 20 (Reuters/Bulgarian Inside Ministry / Reuters)
“Company had been safely transferred ashore and continued their deliberate itinerary, together with a full day in Bucharest,” Viking additionally mentioned.
Makes an attempt to refloat the vessel Tuesday morning had been unsuccessful, in line with the Bulgaria Information Company.
All the passengers had been from European nations and there have been 52 crew members onboard as nicely, it added.
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Passengers are seen disembarking the Viking Ullur cruise ship after it turned caught this week close to Vidin, Bulgaria, which is situated alongside the Danube River. (Reuters / Reuters)
The present standing of the crew members and site of the ship wasn’t instantly clear. Viking didn’t instantly reply to an inquiry on the matter.
Viking mentioned on its web site that the Viking Ullur, inbuilt 2019, is 443 toes lengthy.
Viking advised FOX Enterprise “there have been no accidents” after the Ullur ship ran aground, and that “the vessel remained secure all through the incident.” (Reuters / Reuters)
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A protracted drought within the area has been setting document low water ranges on the Danube River, The Related Press reported.
