The Swedish Coast Guard says a ferry boat that ran aground twice off the southeastern coast of Sweden is leaking oil and has suffered “extensive damage.” The Marco Polo ferry, which was running between two Swedish ports on the Baltic Sea, touched ground on Oct. 22.
Personnel from the Coast Guard work on cleanup after the oil leak from the grounded ferry Marco Polo on the coast of Horvik, southern Sweden on Oct. 26, 2023. Personnel from the Coast Guard work on cleanup after the oil leak from the grounded ferry Marco Polo on the coast of Horvik, southern Sweden on Oct. 26, 2023. Personnel from the Coast Guard work on cleanup after the oil leak from the grounded ferry Marco Polo on the coast of Horvik, southern Sweden on Oct. 26, 2023.
The 75 people on board, both passengers and crew, were quickly evacuated. The ferry took on water but was not at risk of sinking. The latest “movement of the vessel did not damage the previously unbreached oil tanks,” TT-Line said. “We are aware of the impact the incident has caused and we are taking the case very seriously.”
“Our first priority is to limit the release from the accident and prevent further releases,” Tobias Bogholt, of the Swedish Coast Guard, told a press conference. He could not say how much oil had been spilled following the third grounding.
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