Tourists Run Out of Food and Water as Cruise Ship Stranded on Danube
Border guards evacuated 186 passengers and 52 crew members after the ship ran low on drinking water and could not reach a resupply stop.
- On July 28, the Swiss-flagged Viking Ullur ran aground 25km upstream of Vidin, Bulgaria, carrying 186 passengers and 52 crew members who required emergency evacuation.
- Europe has endured a succession of heatwaves this summer, causing low water levels in the Danube River, which flows through 10 countries and has hindered navigation in recent weeks.
- Traveling from Budapest to Romania, the Viking Ullur ran aground in reduced visibility and could not resupply at Vidin "due to the low level of water in the Danube."
- Bulgarian border guards evacuated passengers using a speedboat because another chartered vessel could not approach the grounded ship; footage showed emergency personnel assisting those in life vests.
- Persistent low water levels indicate navigation challenges on the Danube will continue as flow declines, illustrating vulnerability of river transport on Europe's second-longest river.
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The Independent (US)Tourists run out of food and water as cruise ship stranded on Danube
One hundred and eighty-six passengers of the Viking Ullur cruise ship (swiss flag), who had stranded on the Danube in Bulgaria for the low water level, were successfully evacuated by the local police. This is reported by the Bulgarian press agency Bta. Due to the drought, the boat was launched by Drobeta-Turnu Severin (Romania) on Monday 27 evening and [...] The article Cruise ship is stranded for drought, 186 passengers remain without food and …
Bulgarian authorities have evacuated 186 passengers from a ship that ran aground on the Danube River due to low water levels. The Swiss-flagged ship ran aground about 25 kilometers from the northern city of Vidin.
The Danube, the second longest river in Europe, has experienced low water levels several times this summer due to high temperatures and modest rainfall.
Bulgarian border police completed the evacuation of all 186 passengers of the cruise ship Viking Ullur, flying Swiss flag, after this yesterday had stranded on the Danube in Bulgaria for the low water level in the river ... (ANSA)
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