According to an article published in Tanker Shipping, the 2004-built 14,300-dwt chemical tanker Chemical Marketer is reported to have collided with Viking Cruise riverboat Viking Idun.
What happened?
The incident took place in the Westerschelde in Terneuzen in the Netherlands at 01:00 hours on the morning of 1 April 2019.
There is no reported cargo leakage, although Chemical Marketer is holed above the waterline. The stainless-steel tanked Chemical Marketer was on a voyage from Turkey to Antwerp with a cargo of petroleum.
Suffered a blackout
Chemical Marketer is operated by Chemship BV, while Viking Idun is operated by Viking Cruises, which on 23 March 2019 suffered a blackout on its ocean cruise ship Viking Sky.
Viking Cruises issued a statement “Viking Idun was sailing from Antwerp to Ghent. No guests were injured. The ship sustained some damage near the bow and is currently docked in Terneuzen with all guests. While damage of the ship is being assessed, guests will continue with a modified version of the itinerary“.
They further added, “We hope to have the ship in operation in time for its next departure on 4 April. If that is not possible, future guests will be accommodated on another Viking longship. Viking’s customer relations team will communicate directly with the guests or their travel agents.”
Passengers safe
Although the Viking Cruises press statement reports there were no guests injured, eyewitnesses state there were ambulances waiting for passengers when Viking Idun docked.
The officials have initiated an investigation to determine the cause of the incident and also determine further course of action.
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Source: tankershipping
