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Allision on the Danube
On Apr 12, 2018, at 4:55 a.m. the Swiss flagged passenger m/v "Thomas Hardy" (EU-No.: 07002048), allided with the "Viking Bragi" which was berthed at the Ernst-Koref-Promenade on the Danube in Linz. The "Thomas Hardy" was sailing river upstream and was about to berth when it was caught by stron wind gusts. The stern was pushed against the river cruise ship. Three windows aboard the "Viking Bragi" were smashed. The "Thomas Hardy" was not damaged. All of the on the whole 350 passengers and 91 crew members of the ships remained uninjured. Austrian report with photos: http://www.heute.at/oesterreich/oberoesterreich/story/Passagierschiffe-in-Linzdirekt-vor-Lentos-kollidiert-45129026
Allision with scaffolding
On June 18, 2016, the "Viking Bragi" allided with the scaffolding of a bridge construction site on the Main-Danube-Canal at Riedenburg. The 170 passengers and 50 crew members of the ship remained uninjured. The ship was underway from Budapest to Nuremberg. The mainly American passengers were disembarked after the ship had docked and carried on by coached. The damage to the ship and the scaffoling under the bridge was at least 800.000 Euro. The accident may have been caused by poor visibility of less than 50 meters. The master had tried to use a passage which was not open for ship traffic at that time. The river was closed for ship traffic after the allision. Divers were sent down to search for debris. The ship docked at the Öswag-Yard in Linz on June 23 at 2 p.m. for repairs. German report with photos and videos: http://www.br.de/nachrichten/niederbayern/inhalt/riedenburg-kanal-havarie-100.html http://www.hallertau.info/index.php?StoryID=64&newsid=94760 http://www.mittelbayerische.de/region/kelheim/gemeinden/riedenburg/schiffsunfall-auf-dem-main-donau-kanal-21093-art1393230.html http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/riedenburg/dkonline-Passagierschiff-faehrt-gegen-Brueckengeruest-St-Anna-Bruecke-fuer-Fussgaenger-gesperrt;art602,3232300
Viking River Cruises sets Guinness World Record for "Most ships inaugurated in one day"
River cruising is the hottest segment of travel right now, and in a fitting feat for Viking River Cruises today set a world record with the christening of 10 new Viking Longships. The first-of-its-kind simultaneous christening ceremony in Amsterdam debuted the ships – Viking Aegir, Viking Atla, Viking Bragi, Viking Embla, Viking Forseti, Viking Jarl, Viking Rinda, Viking Skadi, Viking Tor and Viking Var – and was certified by a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ adjudicator as 'The Most Ships Inaugurated in One Day by One Company.' Playing an integral role in the event were 10 distinguished women from around the world, representing the key Viking brand pillars of history, art, education, exploration and discovery, to serve as ceremonial godmothers for the new ships. http://www.eturbonews.com/33958/viking-river-cruises-sets-guinness-world-record-most-ships-inaug
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