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Car ramp crashed onto quay
The "Eckerö" damaged its roro ramp in Grisslehamn on Dec 7, 2014 after having entered the port. A wire of the ramp broke, and the ramp smashed onto the quay within two seconds. One car almost was hit by the broken wire. The 188 passengers in 65 vehicles had to wait for two hours before being allowed to disembark. They were served with coffee and snacks. The "Eckerö" had to turn around so that the cars could leave via the stern ramp. All departures on that day were cancelled. The ramp has now been lifted and was to be repaired during the week. Loading and unloading of cars will therefore be continued via the stern ramp until further notice. The "Eckerö" returned to service on Dec 8 at 10:00 a.m. LT from Grisslehamn. The scheduled departure from Eckerö at 8.30 a.m. was cancelled. Swedish reports with photos: http://www.nyan.ax/nyheter/?news_id=86882 http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article19981476.ab http://norrteljetidning.se/nyheter/nyheter/1.2752759-bilramp-gick-sonder-pa-eckerolinjen http://www.alandstidningen.ax/nyheter/ms-eckero-staller-alla
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Two men were hurt during a life boat exercise on board the "Eckerö" in the morning of Sep 3, 2010, in the port of Grisslehamn. They were taken to hospital in Norrtälje by ambulance. The police started an investigation. The accident happened during a port state control of the Finnish authorities. The boat was being lowered by the two crew members when a crank failed. The passage to Eckerö was delaiyed by half an hour, 500 passengers were affected by the delay. Ecerkölinjen expected no further delays regarding the next crossings.
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