Finnish Border Guard tweeted this photo of based ship
Viking Line’s 1988-built RoPax Amorella, which operates the Turku, Finland, to Stockholm, Sweden path, based at Järsö, in the Åland island chain at 12.50 pm, Finnish time, the other day with 200 guests and also 80 team participants aboard.
A Mayday telephone call from the ship referenced “a leakage in several compartments.”
By 5.50 pm, all guests had actually been securely delivered to the landmass of Åland.
In a launch provided at 10.10 am, Finnish time, today Viking Line stated scuba divers had actually analyzed the ship Sunday night which the level of the damages is presently being examined.
“Some damage has been found at the bottom but is being investigated further,” stated Viking Line, “The goal is to transport Amorella to the shipyard. Before that, it is evaluated whether the vessel can be towed to the yard. The work schedule has not yet been confirmed, the investigation is expected to take a few days.”
- UPDATE: At 10.30 a.m., Tuesday, Viking Lines stated “today the preparatory work is taking place with the aim of being able to move the ship from Järsö to the port of Långnäs (Åland) on 23.09.2020. Amorella will then be repaired at the repair yard in Naantali (Finland). The exact timetable has not yet been determined. Viking Line will decide with the relevant authorities what measures will be taken.”
