A chemical vessel as well as a Viking inland cruise liner clashed on the Western Scheldt near the Port of Antwerp on Monday, creating damages to both vessels.

Viking verified that no guests aboard the Viking Idun were wounded after hitting the vessel Chemical Marketer while cruising from Antwerp to Ghent.

The accident took place following twelve o’clock at night on Monday early morning near the community of Terneuzen as the Chemical Marketer was incoming on the Western Scheldt gone to Antwerp.

Following the accident, the Viking Idun as pulled to Terneuzen where it is anchored. Chemical Marketer stays moored close by.

Media records claimed the cruise liner has 171 guests aboard. Four small injuries were at first reported.

Some significant damages was endured by both vessels, however thus far no air pollution has actually been detected. The picture over programs damages to the bow of theViking Idun Below, a big gouge can be seen in the hull of the vessel over the waterline:

Collega’s van @PolitieLE Dienst infrastructuur Zuidwest doen momenteel onderzoek naar een aanvaring tussen een passagiersschip en een zeeschip. Dit gebeurde vannacht op de Westerschelde bij#Terneuzen Flinke schade en helaas ook gewonden pic.twitter.com/5CbG7GkuGN

— Gebiedsagent Martin (@GAINFRA_ZW7) April 1, 2019

Viking Idun is a 135-meter inland cruise liner run by Viking River Cruises, component of Swiss cruise ship lineViking Cruises Viking’s complete declaration is listed below:

We can validate that following twelve o’clock at night (CEST) on 1 April, Viking Idun as well as a freight vessel clashed while cruising from Antwerp toGhent No visitors were wounded. The ship endured some damages near the bow as well as is presently anchored in Terneuzen with all visitors. While damages of the ship is being analyzed, visitors will certainly proceed with a changed variation of the travel plan. We want to have the ship in procedure in time for its following separation on 4 April, if that ought to not be so future visitors will certainly be suited on one moreViking Longship Viking’s Customer Relations group will certainly connect straight with the visitors or their traveling representatives.

The Maltese- flagged Chemical Marketer, integrated in 2004, is a 134-meter chemical vessel with a deadweight of 14,298 tonnes.

The source of the occurrence is under examination.

Passagiersschip Viking Idun botst satisfied vessel op Westerschelde: Twee schepen zijn also na middernacht op elkaar gebotst op de Westerschelde bijTerneuzen Het gaat om het passagierschip de Viking Idun en de vesselChemical Marketer Beide schepen liepen … https://t.co/YKknQqhzkt pic.twitter.com/RyC16uUugh

— Vlissingen (@vlissingen) April 1, 2019

Monday’s accident comes a little over a week after the Viking Ocean Cruises cruise liner, Viking Sky, virtually based in Norway throughout hefty weather condition with regarding 1,300 individuals aboard after the cruise liner shed power as a result of reduced oil stress to the ship’s engines.