Tag: Ferry
Top amateur Ludvig Aberg gets PGA Tour card via the college route
Ludvig Aberg of Sweden earned his PGA Tour card Monday night by finishing the college golf season No. 1 in the PGA Tour University rankings. The Texas Tech senior is also the No. 1 player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. The PGA Tour University Program was announced in 2020 as a way for top […]
Sweden raises the MS Estonia car ramp from the seabed
The ferry sank in Finnish waters in September 1994 and claimed the lives of 852 people. The reasons why the tragedy happened are still unclear.
Get to know the nature of the capital region on 130 free guided tours
These tours appeal to everyone who wants to get to know the nature of the city and its surrounding areas. Guided nature tours start in April with bird watching and end in November with a trip to witness the arctic darkness. In between there are family trips with snack breaks, trips in national parks and […]
New Westfjords ferry expected this fall
The frequent breakdowns that plague the Baldur ferry linking West Iceland with the Westfjords may soon be a thing of the past. As reported by RÚV, the replacement of the old ferry is expected in mid-October. The replacement vessel called Rust, like its predecessor, comes from Norway. Baldur is the only ferry currently operating between […]
The ferry operator’s cancellation on Sunday left 500 Turku-Swedish passengers stranded
Passengers have been offered a refund or the possibility to change the trip, says Tallink Silja.
The Sæfari ferry for refurbishment
The Sæfari ferry to the island of Grímsey is due to be laid aside for six to eight weeks in April and May. It is not known how people and goods will be transported at this time. Akureyri Municipality criticizes the decision and the poor flow of information to residents, but a representative of the […]
Wolfgang Pichler: dictator, cult leader or genius?
A program by Alexander Lundholm from 2019.Cast: Wolfgang Pichler, Magdalena Forsberg, Björn Ferry, Carl Johan Bergman, Uschi Disl, Helena Ekholm, Sebastian Samuelsson, Hanna Öberg and others.
Condemned Estonia ferry was unseaworthy, no signs of explosion, new sonar reveals
Monday is the first time investigators have suggested the ship was unseaworthy when it left Tallinn on that stormy night in late September 1994.
See: Water skiers jump over the waves of the Baltic Sea ferry near Helsinki
About half an hour before arriving at the port of Helsinki by ferry from Tallinn, Estonia, passenger Mikko Silvennoinen was amazed to see the water skiers jumping over the waves behind a much larger ship. However, according to Baltic ferry operators, the practice is quite common in the summer, especially near Stockholm, Sweden. Stefan ÖlanderThe […]
Several were injured in a crash of a Finnish bus carrying Ukrainians in Lithuania
A Finnish bus on duty to bring Ukrainians to Finland derailed and crashed in Lithuania early Thursday morning. The bus is part of the humanitarian aid network Bridge 22 – it was to travel through Latvia and Estonia before arriving in Finland. The organization said on Thursday that no one was seriously injured in Turma. […]
Inflation continues to accelerate in Finland and was 4.5% in February
Euro area inflation was 5.8 per cent in February. According to Statistics Finland, consumer prices are currently being raised, in particular, by rising repair and renovation costs for fuel, electricity and housing. Prices were kept in check primarily by lower daycare costs, the average interest rate on mortgages and regular ferry prices. Prices of food […]
Viking Line ferry tickets include a fuel surcharge
Starting Thursday, Viking Line will charge passengers an additional fee to cover rising fuel costs. According to the company, the measure is valid until the end of August. A return trip between Helsinki and Stockholm incurs an additional charge of EUR 5.80, while those returning from Helsinki to Tallinn or Mariehamn from Helsinki or Turku […]
There is no further investigation into the collision of the Pool Sea pool, the safety authority says
The Finnish Safety Investigation Board (Otkes) announced on Monday that it does not intend to launch a larger investigation last month into the circumstances of the collision between Viking Line’s ferry and parts of the Port of Helsinki, including the Pool Area. The authority published the results of a preliminary investigation into the case, according […]
Viking Line denies liability for damages to the Pool Pool
CEO of Viking Line Jan Hanses told the Helsinki District Court on Thursday that the captain of MS Gabriella would not have been able to prevent the accident last month. He argued that this means that the company is not liable to pay damages to the Pool Sea Pool. On January 12, the ship’s power […]
Iceland weather – you have to hold the car door tightly
The Icelandic Meteorological Institute has issued weather warnings for almost all of Iceland. Numerous international and domestic flights have been canceled, as have some buses. Additionally, the first of today’s two ferry trips to Vestmannaeyjar has been canceled. An Orange Weather Alert has been issued for the capital area, Faxaflói Bay, South Iceland and the […]
Pierre Isacsson – In the shadow of the basement song
In September 1994, nine-year-old Ludvig wakes up at home in Borås when his siblings and mother are watching TV. The newscaster tells about a ferry that has sunk on the Baltic Sea, Ludvig’s father Pierre Isacsson worked as a cruise host on the ferry and the family does not yet know if he survived. In […]
He did not accept the fivefold overcharging and won
A customer of the Smyril Line ferry company won against the company after refusing to pay ISK 50,000 for a bill of lading. Smyril Line must reimburse him ISK 40,000. The Neytendasamtökin Consumer Association draws attention to this issue on its website, where it states that the Appeals Committee for the Sale of Goods and […]
Truck overturns by ferry 150 meters from Hvalpsund
Tuesday morning, a truck was rolled by a ferry and down into the Limfjord. It writes Ekstra Bladet. This is the Hvalpsund-Sundsøre ferry, which sails between Hvalpsund and Sundsøre. It is also called Mary. No one was injured. To Ritzau, the North Jutland Emergency Management Agency says that the truck overturned in the water about […]
They want the old Herjólfur in Breiðafjörður
There is a particular emphasis on transport issues in the resolutions of the Congress of the West Fjords District Association (Fjórðungssamband Vestfjarða), which was held this weekend in Ísafjörður. Local councilors believe it is important that the new ferry pass through Breiðafjörður instead of Baldur, which is currently operating in the fishing industry. The current […]
FACTS: The ten most popular free ferry routes
In total, the scheme was used by 953,866 passengers. In addition, 129,370 bicycles were registered that came on board free of charge. The same was done by 25,292 cars with disability cards. Here you can see the ten most popular ferry routes measured by number of passengers. * Hundested-Rørvig: 89,600. * Svendborg-Ærøskøbing: 89,525. * Rønne-Ystad: […]
Now begins the battle for the best lampposts
Among others, Sonja Marie Jensen, the Social Democrats’ leading candidate in Nyborg, will be ready with volunteer helpers. Before that, there is a lot of work to lay out a strategy for where and how the posters will go up, and it can be hectic when it starts, she says. – I have witnessed VUs […]
An attempt was made to smuggle 4 kg of cocaine on the Norræna ferry
A couple of thirty-forty-year-olds were detained after arriving in Iceland on the Norræna ferry on suspicion of trying to smuggle large amounts of drugs. The woman and the man have been in custody for three weeks. In a special hiding place in their car, police found about 4 kilograms of cocaine. The first media reports […]
Police seize a Lamborghini: Let’s see how fast this baby will go … at auction!
There is no excuse for driving too fast: it increases the chance of an accident dramatically and it puts lives in danger. But maybe there are a few exceptions. Like the moment you just bought a new supercar and there’s a seemingly deserted stretch of highway ahead and you decide to find out “exactly how […]
Tonight the light of the Peace Tower will shine again
According to mbl.is, tonight at 8 p.m., on John Lennon’s birthday, on Viðey Island, off the coast of Reykjavik, the light of the Imagine Peace Tower will be lit for the 15th time. Lennon was born in 1940 – 81 years ago. Due to the current restrictions on public gatherings, a maximum of 500 people […]
Major case of smuggling has been resolved in Danish-Norwegian cooperation
Two men from the Horsens area have after a lengthy investigation on Monday been remanded in custody for smuggling large amounts of cocaine and hashish from Denmark to Norway. In the Court in Horsens, one has been charged with smuggling 24.4 kilos of cocaine and 300 kilos of hashish to Norway. The other is accused […]
The new season of the series Ófærð (Trapped) aired on RÚV
On October 17, in the evening, RÚV will be able to watch the first episode of the third season of the series “Ófærð” (Trapped). Police team Andri Ólafsson (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) and Hinrika (Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir) reunite to work with Trausti (Björn Hlynur Haraldsson), Andri’s boss, to investigate a complicated murder case. After the tragic events, […]
Radio Sweden releases new Estonian ferry wreck video – ERR
The video, which was released on Monday and was taken by the accident investigation authorities in Sweden and Estonia, shows how pieces of the ferry’s steel structure are bent outwards from the hull. The Swedish Accident Investigation Board said it did not believe the damage was caused by an explosion. Jonas Bäckstrand, Deputy Director General […]
Estonia: New film shows more details about the damage to the hull
Ekot has taken part in the authorities’ films from the dives this summer. The pictures show more details from the damage around the hole on Estonia’s hull. Watch the film here. Hear Ekot’s reporters Alexander Gagliano and Erik Ridderstolpe talk about what the new films can mean in Ekot’s live broadcast. Newly filmed on the […]
Strong winds cause ferries to cancel departures
During the day, the autumn’s first real windy weather is expected to move over Denmark, and on Thursday morning, according to the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), the wind has started to pick up in West Jutland. This means canceled ferry departures in several places in the country. For example, several ferry departures between Jutland and […]
The Helsinki City Council votes on the inclusion of a means of transport maintained by the city
HKL staff have expressed concern about the establishment of the company, and in particular its impact on their working conditions, and last week arranged a work stoppage that stopped metro and tram traffic for two days. They have also called for a new, in-depth study of the consequences of the establishment. Deputy Mayor of the […]
Icelandair stops flying to Vestmannaeyjar
Icelandair will stop flying Vestmannaeyjar at the end of August and end its summer schedule a month earlier than planned. This is due to declining demand and it is uncertain whether the company will resume the connection next summer. The information was confirmed by Ásdís Ýr Pétursdóttir, Icelandair’s spokesman. In an interview with the Eyjar.net […]
87-year-old loses his life after drowning accident in Faaborg Harbor
A woman lost her life in Faaborg Harbor on Saturday. She was discovered lying lifeless in the water and her life could not be saved. Funen Police wrote on Saturday night on Twitter that the woman has been identified after relatives saw pictures of the woman’s swimwear. This is an 87-year-old woman from the local […]
Woman loses her life after drowning accident in Faaborg Harbor
They rescued her ashore, but shortly after she was pronounced dead by a doctor on the spot, the chief of guards informs the newspaper. Police have not yet identified the woman, but tell the newspaper that it is an older woman. She is probably a local resident. The police received the report at 08.20. TV […]
Another car hit by stones on Swedish highway
The episode took place at an exit near the town of Skurup and caused several damages to the car’s windshield. It is the 118th time this year that Swedish police have opened a case of throwing stones at cars on E65. By far, most of the episodes on Friday were aimed at Danish cars. Parts […]
The hour-long queue at the ferry in Esbjerg has been dissolved
On Saturday evening, shortly before 20.30, the long queues for the ferry between Esbjerg and Fanø have been disbanded, and the traffic is again reasonable. This is stated by the South and Southern Jutland Police on Twitter. Earlier on Saturday, you had to arm yourself with patience if you wanted to take the ferry between […]
Ferry with technical problems creates hour-long queues in Esbjerg
On Saturday afternoon, there is a queue of up to four hours for the ferry between Esbjerg and Fanø. It writes TV South. The cause is a fault with one of the two car ferries and therefore it is out of order. The police and the Home Guard are present to direct the traffic. South […]
OVERVIEW: These restrictions still apply
From Saturday, you will no longer have to wear a mask when taking public transport by train, bus or ferry. It informs the Ministry of Transport. The requirement for a mask was introduced in August last year and applies until and including Friday, when, for example, you get in and out of a train or […]
The accused Pole will be brought to trial again
In May 2018, a prison sentence was handed down in the Reykjavik District Court in the case of two smugglers who, in 2017, tried to transport 11.5 liters of liquid amphetamine to the country. At that time, Polish citizens, Jerzy Arkadiusz Ambroży and Jerzy Włodzimierz Lubaszka, were brought before the court. The smuggling attempt took […]
You must not drive that road: Swedish stone throws against Danish cars
Swedish police have registered 50 cases since mid-April, where Danish cars have been hit by stones on the motorway between Malmö and Ystad. It writes TV 2 Lorry. The last three cases were added on Wednesday. – There have been three incidents of stone-throwing today (Wednesday, ed.) On the E65 near Ystad, so we have […]
Swedish police report 50 cases of stone throwing at Danish cars
Swedish police have registered 50 cases since mid-April, where Danish cars have been hit by stones on the motorway between Malmö and Ystad. It writes TV 2 Lorry. The last three cases were added on Wednesday. – There have been three incidents of stone-throwing today (Wednesday, ed.) On the E65 near Ystad, so we have […]
Swedish police report 50 cases of stone-throwing against Danish cars
Swedish police have registered 50 cases since mid-April, where Danish cars have been hit by stones on the motorway between Malmö and Ystad. It writes TV 2 Lorry. The last three cases were added on Wednesday. – There have been three incidents of stone-throwing today (Wednesday, ed.) On the E65 near Ystad, so we have […]
Molslinjen sails free ferry trips in the middle of the week
This year, the free tours will be spread over three months – July, August and September – where the last year was squeezed together in one month. All trips will be on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Last year, the free tours could be used all days of the week. According to Jesper Maack, PR and […]
Inflation is accelerating again as fuel prices rise
According to figures released by Statistics Finland on Monday, inflation was 2.2 per cent in May. In April, inflation was 2.1 per cent. The increase in consumer prices from the previous year was due to higher prices for petrol and diesel and higher home purchase costs. Consumer prices rose by 0.2 per cent from April […]
Marin: Finland is looking at opening Tallinn ferries for work-based travel
Finland is scheduled to open a work-based ferry trip from Estonia next week. The move is due to pressure from the Estonian government on the fate of thousands of Estonian workers who are currently unable to easily visit their families on the other side of the Gulf of Finland. According to the government, it has […]
FACTS: Sitting in a train and bus can take a bandage off from Monday
From Monday, Danes can to a greater extent leave the mouthpiece in the bag. With a new agreement, the parties in the Folketing – minus New Citizens – have in fact agreed to reduce the use of masks. It must continue to be used in public transport, but to a more limited extent than hitherto. […]
The ramp in the port has been damaged
Passengers on the Herjólfur ferry, which runs between Iceland and Vestmannaeyjar, can expect delays in flights today. The reason for this is damage to the entry ramp to the ferry that happened this morning in the port of Vestmannaeyjar. Hörður Orri Grettisson, managing director of the Herjólfur ferry, told Vísir that the damage was due […]
Information from PET in the Tibet case is rejected by a veteran from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
It is about the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2012. The employee in PET was the section leader and is called KF 0796. He has told that Annette Lassen at a meeting prior to the visit told him that the Chinese were very worried about having to lose face and that there […]
The Folketing provides cheap train travel and free ferry trips this summer
The agreement means that you can buy a travel passport for all public public transport in Denmark for a continuous period of eight days. The travel pass will apply to travel with DSB and Arriva trains, and this also applies to buses, metro, local trains and light rail throughout the country. The travel pass, which […]
After seven months – ferry with Germans arrives in Bornholm
Bornholm’s mayor is happy, but he also has a little concern. – We are of course happy about that – there have been some discussions about whether German tourists should come, but we are happy, says Thomas Thors (S) who is mayor of Bornholm’s Regional Municipality. According to the mayor, the northern German states have […]
Deceased man found in the water in Randers Fjord
The body of a man has been salvaged in Randers Fjord near the ferry terminal at Mellerup. Police have identified him as a 50-year-old man who disappeared last week in connection with a fishing trip. This is stated by the East Jutland Police on Twitter. Police say it received the report at 9:31 a.m. Thursday. […]
Witnesses: Accused of murder in 1987 told he had killed
Several witnesses were questioned in court in Turku, Finland, on Wednesday, where a 52-year-old Danish man is on trial for a murder committed on the ferry “Viking Sally” on its way from Sweden to Finland in 1987. A 20-year-old man was assaulted and died after being hit with a hammer, while a 22-year-old woman was […]
Pape agrees with the blue desire to resume the Lindholm plan
Since then, he has said that he does not want to “drum up a political majority”, and SF has opposed the plan, which apparently has removed a majority for an exit center on Langeland. And now an image is forming that the blue parties will return to the old plan from the VLAK government with […]
Total blue block will stop exit center on Langeland
– We believe that it is a bad solution to place a lot of expelled criminals on Langeland. It is bad for the island’s residents and their safety. It is bad for tourism and for business, says Morten Dahlin. He believes that the location on Langeland is particularly problematic because it is an area of […]
DF will place an exit center in Greenland instead of on Langeland
– The government said no to locating the exit center on Lindholm, where there were no inhabitants. Now the exit center, which creates insecurity and crime in the local area, is located on Langeland. There are actually quite a few people living here. – At the same time, it exacerbates the problems of making progress […]
DF will place an exit center in Greenland
– The government said no to locating the exit center on Lindholm, where there were no inhabitants. Now the exit center, which creates insecurity and crime in the local area, is located on Langeland. There are actually quite a few people living here. – At the same time, it exacerbates the problems of making progress […]
Increase in corona compensation for vulnerable companies with the general distribution scheme scheduled to stop on 1 July
All companies currently receiving corona relief packages from the government will stop receiving compensation from 1 July onwards under a new cross-policy agreement announced late last night. However, vulnerable companies and the self-employed, who can demonstrate a drop in turnover of over 45 percent due to the corona pandemic, are entitled to three months’ compensation […]
Combatable radicals gave power to TV2 regions
It has largely succeeded, considering that the quote comes from a former politician and attitudeist out in the bones. Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen has nevertheless broken several times with his own statement. Especially during the Muhammad crisis when he wrote a series of critical posts. During his time in politics, he was called tuber kicks, clog politicians […]
The Government proposes to abolish the embedded M / S Estonia protected status
The Finnish government has temporarily proposed a law to protect the resting area of the M / S Estonia passenger ferry, which sank in the cathedral in 1994, in order to further investigate the worst maritime tragedies in modern history. The material from the 2020 documentary on the sinking seemed to show damage to the […]
Scandinavian Stars’ insurance conditions must be investigated
It writes the Ministry of Justice on its website. It has never been clarified exactly why the Scandinavian Star caught fire or who is responsible. It has been part of the debate that there is uncertainty about ownership and that the ferry may have been overinsured. Therefore, an independent working group must now examine the […]
The new Herjólfur has significantly improved the use of Landeyjahöfn
The port of Landeyjahöfn was opened in summer 2010. At first it was assumed that the new ship would be ready at the same time as the port was designed for a ferry that is shallower than the old Herjólfur. However, we had to wait another 9 years for the new ferry. The economic crisis […]
New summer package: How to get around the country cheaply
– It goes well in many places, but we must also be aware that there are industries that are having a really, really hard time and have gone through an incredibly difficult time. – We have succeeded in keeping the number of infections down and the economy up, and therefore Denmark is in a stronger […]
Tivoli wants help for distressed Copenhagen with summer package
– Copenhagen is suffering, and it is the entire capital of Denmark, so we must get the city going again. – We need to get the hotels, restaurants and the experience industry going. We need that, because otherwise we are simply lagging too far behind in this industry, it sounds. She hopes that Tivoli can […]
Conservatives and Radicals are hoping for summer aid to the travel industry
According to TV2, the government has found around 1.6 billion kroner. Of this, 900 million kroner, according to TV2, will go to marketing hotels and restaurants, lower prices at museums and other cultural institutions and cheaper train and ferry tickets. The two parties hope that a helping hand has been found in the remaining funds […]
Cheaper ferry tickets are the best help for small islands
– There was no doubt on the part of our tourism industry last year: It was the best help package that gave the most contagious effect for them. – It was last year that helped the tourism industry to keep the skin on their noses, it sounds. Dorthe Winther hopes that the package will come […]
First Dane flew Danish F-35: Could really feel the engine
Here was a 49-year-old Aalborg major and test pilot, who goes by the pilot name Mon, on a training trip in the area around Luke Air Force Base in Arizona for a little over an hour. – I am extremely proud to be the first Dane to fly a Danish F-35 aircraft, he says afterwards. […]
Media: Billion-dollar summer aid on the way to culture and hotels
On Thursday, the government will present a summer aid package of DKK 1.5 billion, which will stimulate parts of the Danish economy. TV2 is experiencing this. The aid package is aimed at the cultural and experience economy, which – like large parts of society in general – has been hit hard by the corona outbreak […]
Requirements for face masks are extended to 13 May
The requirement to wear a mouthpiece in public transport has been extended by four weeks until 13 May. It writes the Ministry of Transport in a press release. The claim was due to expire on Thursday, but has now been extended. This is done, among other things, to be able to prevent infection when more […]
All Norræna passengers were screened negative
The cruise, which started on April 2 and not on April 3, happily ended on April 7. The shifts and delays were caused by a heavy storm in the Atlantic. The waves reached 10 meters, and the most difficult conditions were the ferry with the passengers in the home port in the Faroe Islands. No […]
Rapid rise in Alko’s profits – and dividends paid to the state
State-owned alcohol retailer Alko was busy last year. Due to coronavirus restrictions on travel and bars, Alko’s position as an alcohol seller improved significantly, which was reflected in its revenues. Net sales improved to EUR 1.3 billion from EUR 1.1 billion in the previous year, and operating profit improved significantly. It rose from around € […]
Voluntary hotel quarantine
A total of 74 passengers flying to Iceland decided to quarantine yesterday at the Fosshótel Hotel in Þórunnartún, Reykjavik. There are currently 167 guests in the facility. “The number of visitors has changed significantly since yesterday. Some people ended their quarantine after the second screening, and others decided to leave the hotel and go elsewhere […]
West Jutland’s very own fiddler
And then he is known for his whimsical humor and his insistence on personal freedom, where you can have a cigarette and a dram after the concert. Madsen, who turns 70 on March 31, was born in the fishing town of Thyborøn and started out playing in several bands in the local area. The first […]
The passengers spent the night on the Baldur ferry after an engine failure
The Baldur ferry from Breiðafjörður has been drifting outside Stykkishólmur Harbor since yesterday afternoon after its engine failed halfway between Flatey and Stykkishólmur, according to Skessuhorn. About 20 passengers, a crew of eight, six cars and several trucks with 80 tons of salmon were stuck on board overnight in strong winds and high waves. The […]
PHOTO SERIES: New ferry inn is hoisted into Tivoli in 34 parts
Since then, a new ferry inn has been built, and it is the one that will be hoisted into Tivoli in Copenhagen on Saturday. Everything inside and out is identical to the building from 1934. The inn is hoisted over the fence in 34 different parts, and must then be placed with great precision. The […]
Again, the Norræn ferry will arrive in Seyðisfjörður
Renovation of the Norræna ferry is coming to an end at a shipyard in Denmark. It was built in 2003 and is already 18 years old. Therefore, it was decided that it should be renovated and extended, which would make it more attractive to tourists. Ferry expansion project The ferry will leave the shipyard in […]
HUS introduces free Covid test certificates
Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) has launched koronatietoni.fi (external link) service, which allows patients to download an English-language, free certificate confirming a negative coronavirus test, the district announced in a press release on Tuesday. Lasse LehtonenHUS’s director of diagnostic services wrote in the publication that certificates of negative test results have been increasingly in demand as […]
FACTS: A reopening is planned here
Below you can see what experts and health authorities say is good for. * The current restrictions, which expire on 28 February, must be extended until 5 April. At the national level, more opening up must be made, experts and authorities suggest: * Department stores up to 5000 square meters are to be reopened with […]
The outbreak of Corona brings the Rauma shipyard to a halt
The outbreak of the coronavirus has led to the closure of the Rauma shipyard More than 100 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed in the yard, and many other plant workers are quarantined. According to the CEO of Rauma Marine Construction, the docking area will be cleaned and disinfected over the weekend, Jyrki Heinimaa, who […]
The outbreak of Corona threatens to shut down the Rauma shipyard
More than 100 cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed at Rauma shipyard, and many other employees of the plant are in quarantine. The deterioration of the situation could lead to a delay in the completion of the shipyard’s Aurora Botnia ferry project. CEO of Rauma Marine Construction, Jyrki Heinimaa, confirmed that there were delays in […]
Ship capsizes in Swedish port – Danish crew member missing
A Danish ship capsized in the Port of Trelleborg in Sweden on Wednesday afternoon. Two out of three crew members have been rescued while one is still missing. It writes the industry media Maritime Denmark, which has had the capsize confirmed by Peter Madsen Rederi, who owns the ship, Margrethe Fighter. All three crew members […]
The cold and snow persist and make the ice safe in several places
The criterion for snowstorm is more than 10 centimeters of snow in 6 hours at the same time with winds of more than 10 meters per second. – The showers can locally give up to between 5 and 30 centimeters of snow. But there will be very big differences between where the snow falls. – […]
Travelers to and from Bornholm are encouraged to get coronatest
Everyone who travels either to or from Bornholm should have a corona test taken. This is the call for the emergency response staff on Bornholm in a press release. The emergency response staff covers the police, the Armed Forces, the Home Guard and the hospital on Bornholm as well as Bornholm’s Regional Municipality. By being […]
Winds of storm strength force ferries to lie still
Winds of storm strength roll over Denmark on Sunday, and it may also risk closing the Great Belt Bridge. Sund og Bælt, which is behind the operation of the bridge, advises against driving with wind-sensitive vehicles. There is an early Sunday morning speed limit of 50 kilometers per hour on the bridge. This is expected […]
Traffic running across the English Channel – at a snail’s pace
Ferry traffic across the English Channel between Dover and Calais has started during the night and morning Swedish time, but it is slow. Many truck crews and other passengers have left, but many truck drivers are still expected to spend Christmas in and around their trucks. The port of Dover is traditionally closed on Christmas […]
More than 100 have been rejected at the border between Denmark and Sweden
– It has been thought that this does not apply to everyone. But this applies to all foreigners who want to go to Sweden, regardless of whether they are just passing through in Denmark, says Ewa-Gun Westford, spokesperson for the Swedish police, to Aftonbladet. The border has been closed since Monday at midnight, because a […]
Ferry tickets to Bornholm torn away after border closure
Extra ferry departures set up between Køge and Rønne were sold out immediately on Monday evening. This is what Bornholmslinjen’s press manager, Jesper Maack, told TV2 on Tuesday morning. On Monday, Sweden decided to close the border completely between Denmark and Sweden to slow down the spread of a new and more contagious mutation of […]
Sweden closes the border with Denmark
Some are exempt Swedes and people living or working in Sweden are not affected by the ban – not even the transport of goods. Those who try to get to Bornholm, however, can not do so through Sweden and must seek alternative routes – either by plane or ferry via Køge. Yesterday, countries, including Turkey […]
Passengers stranded in Dover last night
At midnight, the management of Europe’s busiest port, in British Dover, had to abruptly close to all traffic across the English Channel from Britain to France. Many travelers and truck drivers who did not know about this had to turn around last night when they arrived at the ferry terminal. The British government will hold […]
Finland accuses a Danish man of a 33-year-old crime
Prosecutors have charged a Danish man born in 1969 with a homicide for a crime that took place on a Viking Line ferry in 1987. "I have no reason to believe that the trial will not start as planned," said the district attorney Kai Selander. The authorities have not remanded the defendant in Denmark in […]
Otkes: No investigation is needed into the Viking Grace accident
The Safety Investigation Agency (Otkes) has announced that it will not launch a formal investigation into how the Viking Grace cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Mariehamn in Åland on 21 November. I took the leader Veli-Pekka Nurmi told the BTI news agency that the decision was made because nothing had come to […]
Successful summer package should inspire the future
The summer package that provided free ferry trips and cheaper cottages has worked according to plan. The large summer package that was to help both Danes holiday in Denmark and the tourism industry that had to live without foreign tourists has been a success. This is what both Minister of Trade and Industry Simon Kollerup […]
Ærøfærge had to drop anchor after smoke from the engine room
The ferry Ærøxpressen arrived in Marstal late Sunday evening with a delay of several hours. According to the website marinetraffic.com, which continuously monitors global ship traffic, the ferry docked in Marstal at 23.55. Earlier in the evening, the ferry had to drop anchor south of Strynø because smoke arose in the engine compartment. It wrote […]
Ærøfærge drops anchor after smoke development in engine room
There are passengers on board, says the chief of guards, but it is not an emergency, and therefore the Armed Forces is not part of the task. – What we are aware of is that the ferry can handle it itself. Since there is no need as such, they manage it themselves, says the chief […]
Viking Grace runs aground with 300 passengers
Viking Grace ran aground on the coast of Mariehamn in Åland on Saturday. According to the ferry company Viking Line and the Coast Guard of Western Finland, there were no passengers in immediate danger. The ship, which could carry up to 2,800 people, had 331 passengers and 98 crew members on board at the time […]
Polish truck loaded with Christmas hams overturned in a roundabout
A Polish truck with 20 tonnes of Christmas hams has overturned in a roundabout in Nykøbing Falster. It will affect traffic most of Saturday, says Ole Hald, who is duty officer at the South Zealand and Lolland-Falster Police. – At 01.37 last night, we receive a report of a truck that overturned on its side […]
Very strong wind gusts cancel train and ferry traffic in western Sweden
We notice the remnants of Hurricane Zeta that ravaged the United States today. Therefore, SMHI has issued a class 1 warning for very strong wind gusts. The warning is valid during the night until Tuesday, but according to SMHI, the wind will continue for a while into the week. This means that all train traffic […]
Damberg says no to new investigation
Interior Minister Mikael Damberg today says no to investigating whether there were vehicles with secret military equipment on board the sunken passenger ferry Estonia. In the documentary about Estonia that is shown on the streaming service D-play, the question is asked why it is not investigated by Sara Hedrenius, who survived the disaster. – It […]
A new hole has been discovered in Estonia
A new hole has been discovered on one side of the sunken passenger ferry Estonia. It appears from a memorandum that the Estonian government has published today, reports Sjöfartstidningen. The document has been developed by experts who have examined the raw material from the new dives off Estonia. The Estonian experts also state that the […]
Viking Line says Covid was caused "severe impairment"
Passenger and cargo ferry company Viking Line said the coronavirus crisis continued to worsen its business. In its third-quarter report released on Wednesday, the company said its operating result was EUR -35.2 million in January-September. At the same time, the company’s sales of EUR 56.6 million in the third quarter were significantly lower than a […]
