SloveniaA vessel identified by local media as the Viking Ullur ran aground near the Romanian village of Gârla Mare on the Danube River, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin. The ship was traveling under the Swiss flag and was en route to a Bulgarian port as part of a multi-day river cruise. According to Petrisor Ureche, head of navigation safety at the Drobeta-Turnu Severin Port Authority, the ship became stranded around midnight but did not disrupt river traffic, as it grounded outside the main shipping channel. All passengers and crew were reportedly evacuated safely. Ureche stated that while low water levels on the Danube currently impose restrictions on vessel draft, the ship’s draft complied with regulations for this section of the river. However, the vessel crossed into a green navigational buoy area, and an investigation will determine the cause of the grounding.
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