Swiss river cruise passengers stuck on the Danube in Vienna
Published: Sunday, Sep 15th 2024, 22:00
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The heavy rainfall in Lower Austria is also having an impact on Swiss river cruise passengers. Around 100 are currently stranded on a ship on the Danube near Vienna.
The passengers and around 40 crew members are currently not allowed to leave the "Thurgau Prestige", which is moored on the shore. On Sunday evening, the travel company Thurgau Travel confirmed a corresponding report on the Swiss television channel SRF's Tagesschau.
According to the eastern Swiss company, passengers, tour guides and crew members are not allowed to disembark if instructed to do so by the authorities. Thurgau Travel referred to the website marinetraffic.com, where it can be seen that other river cruise ships are currently waiting on the shore in Vienna.
The "Thurgau Prestige" is due to sail from Linz to Budapest and back and is now stopping in Vienna until further notice. It is still unclear until when the ship will have to wait in Vienna for better conditions.
Thurgau Travel confirmed a statement by Managing Director Daniel Pauli-Kaufmann, who was quoted by SRF as saying that on Friday even experts could not have foreseen that the Danube would not be navigable in this area.
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