The 110 meter long, 1642 dwt passenger vessel Kapella released oil pollution in the Sottunga Bay, Finland, while bound for Kapellskar from Turku. The oil spill was spotted by a helicopter and was reported to be 35 kilometers long. The vessel was detained until the oil leak could be stopped. The vessel completed repairs and proceeded an hour later. The Coast Guard was unable recover the pollution as it was too scattered. The amount of pollution released is not known.
A 110 meter long passenger ship’s bow struck the Jochenstein lock wall while sailing from Passau to Budapest. With 160 passengers on board, the vessel suffered 10,000 € damage to the bow. All the damage was above the waterline and the ship was allowed to continue on to Budapest. The lock sustained damage around 5000 €. No one was injured in the incident. The lock was able to opperate and boat traffic was not impacted. Report from lock kepper at Jochenstein, Germany.
The 80 meter long passenger ship Princess went aground on the Elbe River near Wittenberg, Germany. The Princess had 87 passengers and a crew of 18 when it became stuck in the river due to a low river tide of 1,30 meters. The passengers were transferred to the Lutherstadt Wittenberg and taken back to the harbour at Wittenberg. No reports of injuries. After unloading passengers, luggage, water ballast, and some assistance from a tug, the vessel was refloated. River traffic is closed due to the build up of sand caused by the Princess refloating. A dredger has been requested to reopen river traffic.
