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On Saturday, a fire broke out onboard France’s MS Gerard Schmitter. The CroisiEurope ship was in the process of tying up when the fire was first reported. The cause seems to be a cable that sparked in the ships ‘Technical…
In July we reported about the sinking of a Russian river ship. Well yesterday, fire broke out on the Sergey Abramov. A crew member is still missing as of this post and two people were taken to the hospital. She…
Label this one “Problems facing the River Industry” Officials from several River Cruising organizations all throughout Europe assembled for their panel. Here are some of the highlights: On most rivers, the infrastructure close to its capacity limits. Experts cited the…
UPDATE: NPR has more details. Apparently, the vessel was already listing to one side when she left. A sharp turn to the side led to water washing over the side and she was doomed from there. 41 bodies have been…