Sleeping captain rams berthed ship

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Massive damage has been caused when a passenger ship crashed into a vessel in Lower Austria.Local shipping officials said today (Fri) the captain of the Swiss ship may have fallen asleep behind the rudder before running into a ferry near Orth an der Donau south-east of Vienna on Tuesday night. Repairs to both ships will […]

Cruise arrives in Greece instead Croatia

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Organisers of a cruise are in hot water after berthing in Greece instead of Croatia.Holidaymakers told Austrian press today (Weds) that the MS Delphin arrived in Athens – despite initial plans to set for Croatia’s Adriatic coast.The tourists claimed the crew hesitated to explain why the ship moored in the Greek capital.A German-Austrian production company […]

Austrian’s €300,000 yacht wrecked by blaze in Croatia

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Insurance experts are set to investigate after an Austrian couple’s pricey yacht was devastated by a blaze last night (Thurs) in Croatia.Owner Harald Kiefer, from Feldbach from the province of Styria, said today the Sea Ray vessel caught fire shortly after 7pm at a pier near the Hotel Adriatic in Vrboska on the island of […]