Baltic sea ferry runs aground in Finnish waters - search results

. . The Finnish authorities say there are no people in immediate danger and the ship is not leaking.

HELSINKI (AP) — A Baltic Sea passenger ferry with nearly 300 people aboard has run aground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden without injuries Sunday, and rescue officials were preparing to evacuate the vessel, Finnish authorities said. The Finnish coast guard tweeted that the M/S Amorella operated by ferry company Viking Line between the Finnish western port city of Turku and Swedish capital Stockholm is currently “stuck on the ground” south of the port of Langnas in the Aland Islands. “There are no reported human casualties,” Viking Line said in a short statement adding that the situation with the vessel was “stable." It added that the vessel has around 200 passengers and a crew of 80 aboard. The coast guard got alerted of the incident just before 1 p.m. Finnish time. Authorities were investigating why the ferry ran aground. The Aland Islands, an autonomous Finnish territory, are midway between the two port cities and M/S Amorella was set to make a scheduled stop there en route to Stockholm.

. . A passenger ferry ran aground next to the islands between Sweden and Finland yesterday, leaving nearly 430 passengers and crew stranded for the night, said the Finnish owner and the coast guard.

. . Officials said it would be safe for the passenger ferry to continue to Turku on Sunday after it ran aground on Saturday.

. . Officials said it would be safe for the passenger ferry to continue to Turku on Sunday after it ran aground on Saturday.

. . Officials said it would be safe for the passenger ferry to continue to Turku on Sunday after it ran aground on Saturday.

. . Officials said it would be safe for the passenger ferry to continue to Turku on Sunday after it ran aground on Saturday.

. . Ferry passengers disembarked in Mariehamn on Sunday morning after spending the night on the ship that ran aground on Saturday.

The M/S Amorella, operated by Viking Line between Turku and Stockholm, hit ground in the Aland Islands archipelago between Finland and Sweden.