A Bulgarian cruise ship carrying over 140 passengers veered off course and collided with a concrete wall. The incident, which unfolded on the evening of March 29, left the local community and passengers in shock.
As the ship departed from Passau and headed down the river, an unexpected malfunction occurred. The vessel, momentarily losing its ability to maneuver, struck the lock walls with force. In the chaos, eleven passengers sustained injuries requiring hospital care, while six others experienced minor injuries.
The ship’s second-in-command, facing a critical situation, activated the emergency switch, restoring the ship’s electronics and regaining control. Authorities are investigating the incident, focusing on the electronics failure as the potential cause.
Earlier this week, a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, collapsing a section of the 1.6-mile-long structure and killing six construction workers.
Citing the container ship’s recovered data recorder, officials said the power went out on the Dali for just one minute and three seconds as it approached the bridge, Sky News reported, but that was enough for the collision to become unavoidable.