MS VistaFlamenco accidents and incidents
CruiseMapper's MS VistaFlamenco cruise ship accidents, incidents and law news reports relate to a 196-passenger vessel owned by 1AVista Reisen (River Cruises). Our MS VistaFlamenco 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 - 2007 (near Asten Austria)
02 October 2007Ship Collision / AllisionOn October 2, 2007, at around midnight, while navigating on Danube River in Upper Austria and passing near the Abwinden-Asten powerplant, the riverboat tore up a stopping rope and hit a bridge. Following the collision, a 170-ton crane fell and crashed on the ship's bow. Three female passengers were reported with minor injuries - two German (suffering a shock) and one Swiss (with head laceration). The boat sustained major structural damages, including broken radar, sundeck structures and windows (of some cabins and the Bar-Salon). The vessel was taken out of service for shipyard repairs in Linz Austria. 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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