Maritime safety prize awarded to crew of Viking Line’s M/S Amorella
The crew of Viking Line’s M/S Amorella has been awarded the prestigious Sea Sunday Prize for its professional efforts in the vessel’s grounding off Åland one year ago. “The only way to prepare for surprising situations is to train,” says the vessel’s master, Rune Fellman.EMBARGO September 20[th] until 11amOn September 20, 2020, Viking Line’s passenger ship M/S Amorella went aground southeast of Långnäs in Åland. The grounding was caused by a leak in the bow. A more serious accident could be averted since the vessel’s crew managed to navigate the vessel ashore at Järsö. At the time, there