MS Rhein Melodie accidents and incidents
CruiseMapper's MS Rhein Melodie cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 198-passenger vessel owned by Nicko Cruises (Mystic Cruises). Our MS Rhein Melodie accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources, US Coast Guard and Wikipedia.
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- pier collision/allision - 2013 (Strasbourg, France)
Before 2016, the riverboat was named Viking Sun, being owned and operated by Viking River Cruises.
02 October 2013Ship Collision / Allision(Viking River Cruises Viking Sun / pier collision) On October 2, 2013, the riverboat Viking Sun sustained serious damages in a pier collision accident. The ship struck a dock station near Strasbourg, France. The collision resulted in a 3 m / 10 ft long tear in the hull. Passengers were offered the options of a full refund and return home or future Viking river cruise credit and continue on a modified bus travel itinerary. Most of them chose the latter, continuing on their Viking vacation. Note: Actually, this type of marine accident is called “allision” (striking a fixed object) as opposed to “collision” (striking another vessel). |
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