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One of the 'Viking Cinderella’s engines suffered a failure on Nov 2, 2026, while the ferry was sailingbetweenMariehqmn and Helsinki. An explosion filling the engine room with fire, smoke, and debris. Maintenance work had been carried out on the vessel during a port call, and when the crew attempted a test start, something went wrong, causing parts inside the engine to break. There were no injuries or damage to property, other than to the engine itself. The personnel in the engine room were at a safe distance. The engine had to be repaired, while the full extent of the damage was not yet known. For the time being, the ferry could continue to operate according to its schedule with reduced engine power. The vessel was designed to maintain its schedule using three engines. It berthed in Mariehamn and Stockholm on Nov 3. Report with video: https://alandsradio.ax/nyheter/video-ska-visa-explosion-i-cinderellas-maskinrum?fbclid=Iwb21leAVahLpjbGNrBVqD-GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEfvzS2oeBJBGLWHJ8XPkdHEI9c9KwW4HTUfjmQSsHm4q4PFv-hpCJOca_nh8g_aem_xuWEQxiqevvFqOAgLj4BrA

From the early morning of Nov 5 until 7 p.m., assistance has been coordinated from the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas for several makeshift vessels. In El Hierro, the 'Salvamar Navia' and 'Salvamar Diphda' have located three cayucos with 99, 194, and 207 people on board, which were all escorted to La Restinga. Off Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, 73 and 39 people aboard two precarious boats have been sssisted to port by the 'Guardamar Urania' and 'Salvamar Macondo'. In La Gomera, the 'Salvamar Mízar' has assisted a cayuco with 80 people. In Lanzarote, the 'Salvamar Al Nair' assisted a boat with 51 people to port.

The 'Dingenis Jan', which had sunk in Cardingford in September 2026, hs been moved to Ballywalter recently, where it has been abandoned at the pier. It was tied on the bollards on the pier and could rip the top end of the pier, the slabs of which have been built with wrre put together with lime mortar and would not take the pulling and pushing of a large vessel, off.

From the early morning of Nov 5, 2026, until 7 p.m., assistance has been coordinated from the CCS of Salvamento Marítimo in Tenerife and Las Palmas for several makeshift vessels. In El Hierro, the 'Salvamar Navia' and 'Salvamar Diphda' have located three cayucos with 99, 194, and 207 people on board, which were all escorted to La Restinga. Off Arguineguín, Gran Canaria, 73 and 39 people aboard two precarious boats have been sssisted to port by the 'Guardamar Urania' and 'Salvamar Macondo'. In La Gomera, the 'Salvamar Mízar' has assisted a cayuco with 80 people. In Lanzarote, the 'Salvamar Al Nair' assisted a boat with 51 people to port.

TUI Cruises has cancelled a second voyage for the 'Mein Schiff 3' following the ship’s allision with two container ships in Bremerhaven on October 25. The second cancelled sailing was a 14-night Norway cruise that had been planned to depart Germany on Nov 14. The 'Mein Schiff 3' was expected to resume service for her planned Nov 28 departure, a four-night sailing to Kiel.