Swiss Cruise ship collided with Chemical tanker on Western Scheldt, heavy damages

UPDATE: Please discover Viking's announcement beneath:
We can affirm that soon after 12 pm (CEST) on 1 April, Viking Idun and a load vessel impacted while cruising from Antwerp to Ghent. No visitors were harmed. The ship supported some harm close to the bow and is as of now docked in Terneuzen with all visitors. While harm of the ship is being evaluated, visitors will proceed with a changed form of the agenda. We would like to have the ship in activity in time for its next flight on 4 April, if that ought not be so future visitors will be suited on another Viking Longship. Viking's Customer Relations group will discuss legitimately with the visitors or their movement specialists.
Collision Chemical tanker CHEMICAL MARKETER slammed into inland Cruise ship VIKING IDUN at around 0010 UTC Apr 1 on Western Scheldt before Terneuzen, Netherlands. Tanker stacked with oil was in transit from Turkey to Antwerp, VIKING IDUN was on the way from Antwerp to presumably Terneuzen. The two boats said to endure genuine harms above waterline, various travelers on board of VIKING IDUN endured harmed, some most likely, substantial harms, as they supposedly was taken to ambulances on trolleys. VIKING IDUN was taken to Knol Terneuzen, and berthed. Tanker was moored close crash site, starting at 0530 UTC Apr 1 she was at stay with pull next to her, no release detailed.

Chemical tanker CHEMICAL MARKETER, IMO 9304291, dwt 14298, built 2004, flag Malta, manager CHEMSHIP BV, Netherlands.
Inland Cruise ship VIKING IDUN, MMSI 269057388, length 135 meters, built 2012, flag Switzerland.
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